In Scarlet town where I was born,
There was a fair maid dwellin'
Made every youth cry Well-a-day,
Her name was Barb'ra Allen.

All in the merry month of May,
When green buds they were swellin'
Young Willie Grove on his death-bed lay,
For love of Barb'ra Allen.

traditional

for all of you who have never heard it sung,
[url]www.contemplator.com/folk2/brballen.html[/ur]
is one version midi file


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