it was round and about last martinmas tide when the green leaves were swellin that young jimmy grove of the west country fell in love with barb ry allen he sent his men into the town to the place where she was dwellin oh will you come to my master dear if your name be barb ry allen and slowly slowly got she up and slowly came she nigh him and all she said when there she came young man i think you re dyin oh yes i m sick i m very sick indeed i think i m dyin but a word from you would revive me again oh lovely barb ry allen do you recall young man she said when the red wine you were spillin how you made the ladies health go round and you slighted barb ry allen and death is printed on his face and all his heart is stealin and again he cried as she left his side hard hearted barb ry allen as she was goin over the field she heard the death bells tollin and every sound that death bell gave hard hearted barb ry allen oh mother mother make me a bed oh make it soft and narrow since jimmy died for me today i ll die for him tomorrow 