Barbara Alllen

1: I fell in love with a nice young girl,
Her name wis Barbry Allen;
I fell in love with a nice young girl,
Her name wis Barbary Allen.

2: Till I got seeck an very ill,
I sent for Barb'ry Allen;
When I got seeck an very ill,
I sent for Barbary Allen.

3: "It's look ye up at my bedheid,
An see whit you find hangin:
A silver watch an a guinea gold chain,
That hangs there for Barbary Allen,
That hangs there for Barbary Allen."

4: "It's look ye doon at my bedside,
An see whit you find sittin:
A basin fu o my heart's tears,
That sits there for Barbary Allen,
That sits there for Barbary Allen."

5: She pued the curtains from the bed
An said, "Young man you're dyin."
She pued the curtain from the bed,
An said, "Young man you are dyin."

6: "One kiss from you, wid do me good,
One kiss from you wid cure me."
"One kiss from me you shall not get,
Though your poor heart lies breakin,
Though your poor heart lies breakin."

7: She hid nae gave a mile or twa,
When she heard the church bells ringin,
An every word they seemed to say,
"Cruel herted Barbary Allen,
Cruel herted Barbary Allen."

8: "O mother dear, O make my bed,
An make it long an narrow,
For my true love, he died for me,
An I'll die for him tomorrow,
Yet I'll die for him tomorrow."

9: Her mother she bath made her bed,
An made it long an narrow,
An laid her down to fall asleep,
An she died for her true lover.