uth cried Well Away her name was Barbara Al...Twas in the merry month of May ...am on his death bed lay for the love of Barbara All...ervant into town to the house where she was...But the only thing she said...alked slowly toward her home she heard the death bells tolling...ather father dig my grave and dig it long and...Upon her grave there grew a rose on Williams grave were briers...rue love's knot and the rose grew round the brier

Twas in the merry month of May,...When the green buds were swe...man on his deathbed lay ...For the love of Barbara All...sent his servant to the town, ...Sent him to her dwellin'. ...urned his face unto the wall, ...she was walked down the road to home ..."Oh, lay him down on the cold, cold ground ...That I may gaze upon him." ...They buried her by the old church tower ...Him they lay beside her, ...And from her grave, grew a red, ...They grew to the top of the old church tower, ...The red, red rose and the briar.

Twas in the merry month of May ...lie on his deathbed lay ...For the love of Barbara All...sent his servant to the town ...The town where she did ... don't you remember the other day ...When we were in the tavern? ...rank your health to the ladies there ...urned his face unto the wall ...He turned his back upon her ...She looked to the east, She looked to the west ..."That I may gaze upon him" ...The more she looked the more she grieved ...ey buried Willie in the old churchyard ...And Barbara in the new one ...From Willie's grave there grew a rose ...ey grew and grew to the old church wall ...The rosebush and the briar

All in the merry month of May,...iam on his deathbed lay for love of Barbara...sent his servant to the town, ...The place where she did..."Don't you remember the other night when we were in the tavern? ...ou drank a toast to the ladies there and sl...urned his face unto the wall, ...He turned his back upon her. ...he was wandering on the fields she heard the death bell knellin'...The more it tolled the more she grieved, ...hey buried Willy in the old church yard and Barbara in the new one, ...ey grew and grew in the old church yard, ...The red rose and the briar.

Twas in the merry month of May...lie on his deathbed lay...For the love of Barbara All...sent his servant to the town...The town where she did ... don't you remember the other day...When we were in the tavern?...rank your health to the ladies there...urned his face unto the wall...He turned his back upon her...She looked to the east, She looked to the west..."That I may gaze upon him"...The more she looked the more she grieved...ey buried Willie in the old churchyard...And Barbara in the new one...From Willie's grave there grew a rose...ey grew and grew to the old church wall...The rosebush and the briar