Nic Jones - Barbara Ellen lyrics

In Scarlet town where I was born In the place where she was dwelling A young man on his d**h bed lay All for the love of Barb'ry Ellen Ellen, for the love of Barb'ry Ellen Well he sent his servant to the town To the place where she was dwelling Saying Arise arise, young woman, he said If your name be Barb'ry Ellen Ellen, if your name be Barb'ry Ellen Slowly, slowly she rose up And slowly she drew nigh him And the only words that he heard he say Were Young man, I think you're dying! Dying, young man, I think you're dying! Oh a dying man, no don't say so For your love is all I'm needing One kiss, one kiss from your rosy lips That's all that I am needing Needing, that's all that I am needing But don't you remember last Saturday night When you were in the ale house drinking How you drank the health of every young maid But not to Barb'ry Ellen Ellen, but not to Barb'ry Ellen As I was walking through yonder grove I heard the d**h bell tolling And every peal rang out for shame Hard hearted Barb'ry Ellen Ellen, hard hearted Barb'ry Ellen As I was walking through yonder town I saw his coffin coming Lay it down, lay it down, that I might see That I might gaze upon him Upon him, that I might gaze upon him The more she looked and the more she laughed And the further she drew from him And it's all the people cried out for shame Hard hearted Barb'ry Ellen Ellen, hard hearted Barb'ry Ellen Now it's, Mother, oh mother go dig my grave And won't you dig it both long and narrow For this young man he's died for love And I shall die of sorrow Sorrow, and I shall die of sorrow Now Barb'ry Ellen she was buried in the old churchyard And there's young William over in the choir And out of his heart there grew a red rose And out of Barb'ry Ellen's a briar A briar, and out of Barb'ry Ellen's a briar They grew and they grew in the old churchyard Until they could grow no higher And it's there they formed into a true lover's knot A red rose aound a briar A briar, a red rose aound a briar Near Scarlet town where I was born Near the place where she was dwelling A young man on his d**h bed lay All for the love of Barb'ry Ellen Ellen, for the love of Barb'ry Ellen