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'Twas in the merry month of MayWhen green buds all were swellin'Sweet William on his death bed layFor the love of Barbara AllenHe sent his servant to the townTo the place where she was dwellin'Saying, "You must come to my master dear,If your name be Barb'ry Allen"So slowly, slowly she got up,And slowly she drew nigh to him,And the only words to him did say"Young man, I think you're dying"He turned his face unto the wallAnd death was in him wellingGoodbye, goodbye to my friends allBe kind to Barb'ry AllenWhen he was dead and laid in graveShe heard the death bells knellin'And every stroke to her did say"Hard-hearted Barb'ry Allen""Oh mother, oh mother, go dig my graveLetras de cancionesMake it both long and narrowSweet William died of love for meAnd I will die of sorrow""Oh father, oh father, go dig my graveMake it both long and narrowSweet William died on yesterdayAnd I will die tomorrow"Barb'ry Allen was buried in the old church-yardSweet William was buried beside herOut of Sweet Williams heart there grew a roseOut of Barb'ry Allen's, a briarThey grew and gew in the old church-yard'Til they could grow no higherAt the end they formed a true lovers' knotAnd the rose grew 'round the briar From Letras Mania