Barbara Allen-traditional

[fenderbender]

Did this song Johnny Cash style -his version was Called the Ballad of Barbara
The lyrics I'm using are the old traditional ones
own backer
2 guitar tracks
2 vocal tracks
recorded on Br600=
thanks for listening gang

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Twas in the merry month of May
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When flowers were a bloomin'
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Sweet Willie on his deathbed lay
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For the love of Barbara Allen

                            
He sent his servant to the town
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The town where she did dwell in
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Saying master dear has sent me here
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If your name be Barbara Allen

            
Then slowly slowly she got up
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And slowly she went to him
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And all she said when she got there
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Young man I think you're dying

                                
Oh don't you remember the other day
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When we were in the tavern
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You drank your health to the ladies there
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And you slighted Barbara Allen

          
He turned his face unto the wall
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He turned his back upon her
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Adieu adieu to all my friends
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Be kind to Barbara Allen

    
She looked to the east she looked to the west
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She saw his corpse a-comin'
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Oh sit him down for me she cried
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That I may gaze upon him


The more she looked the more she grieved
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She busted out to cryin'
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Sayin' pick me up and carry me home
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For I feel like I am dyin'


They buried Willie in the old churchyard
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And Barbara in the new one
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From Willie's grave there grew a rose
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From Barbara's a green brier


They grew and grew to the old church wall
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And could not grow no higher
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And there they died in a true love-knot
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The rosebush and the brier

[Hilary]

Oh yeah, very Johnny Cash Tommy. Nice one!

[danieldesete]

Such a sad song and you made it a pleasant tune. Great cover fenderbender, i love the guitars and the harmonies, this is made of gold.
daniel

[Groundy]

Great one Johnny, sorry Tommy, you have a great voice Tommy, especially  for these johnny Cash style songs, The playing is spot on as always.....
You have remembered everything I taught you....lol
Well done ............Alex

[SwanSong]

hi Tommy superb job of this song cover. ur deep vocals
have that J.C . sound to them. my compliment to you .!
congrats great job a 2thumbs up and bump..Neil.!

[Geir]

Nicely done Tommy!

Fit's you like a glove !