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Yes indeed, Marge - I am an incurable romantic!

Vive l'amour

 

Do you not recall Barbara Allen?

'Twas in the merry month of May
When green buds all were swelling
Sweet William on his death-bed lay
For the love of Barbara Allen

He sent his servant to the town
To the place where she was dwelling
Saying, You must come to my master dear
If your name be Barbara Allen

So slowly slowly she got up
And slowly she drew nigh him
And the only words to him did say
She said, Young man, I think you're dying

He turned his face onto the wall
And death was in him welling
God bless, God bless to my friends all
Be good to Barbara Allen

When he was dead and laid in grave
She heard the death-bells knelling
And every stroke to her did say
Cold-hearted Barbara Allen

O mother o mother, go dig my grave
Make it both long and narrow
Sweet William died of love for me
And I will die of sorrow

O father o father, go dig my grave
Dig it both long and narrow
Sweet William died of love for me
And I will die tomorrow

Barbara Allen was buried in the old churchyard
Sweet William was buried beside her
Out of Sweet William's heart grew a red red rose
Out of Barbara Allen's a briar

They grew and grew in the old churchyard
Till they could grow no higher
At the end they formed a true lovers' knot
And the rose grew round the briar

as sung by Joan Baez

 

I had forgotten that one! Lovely words - tried singing it but just couldnt get the melody right.

A very good friend of mine who passed away last year was called Barbara Allen

 

I remember it well, HB, a wonderful singer, like Buffy St Marie.

Sorry marge about your friend with that same beautiful name! :( We have lost three friends this year so can sympathise! :love;]

 

I never knew the words, well only a few, but like marge i couldn't get the tune right either.

 

HEAR THAT TUNE.

It's a wonderful haunting tune and very old - a genuine folk song. Lots of versions with slightly different words and sometimes she is Barb'ra Ellen. For me,the Joan Baez version is tops.

You can hear a wonderful traditional instrumental version of the tune here. Just click on this site and turn your sound up. Go on - wallow with me - its lovely!

http://freepages.music.rootsweb.com/~edgmon/stbarbarallen.htm

 

Had a lovely sing song thanks HB :D

 

HI LOL - I did post in Gardener piccien not as good as yours - but I gonna share this one with my neices.

The pictures in this thread, are just magical. We have some very talented members.

 

Challenge anyone..????

 

Thanks, Rosa. I'll see what I can do with that one.

 

THE GYPSYS..

 

your welcome hb hope you all enjoy working with the pictures and if you want anymore of whitley bay or alnwick castle just feel free to ask, enjoy

 

Love the gypsy one WF, especially the dog