Song Lyrics
We played about the forest floor, and i was barbara allen
and grew up by and by frail my heart apart
and grew up by and by
for the hangman s reel
Till they ring inside my head forever, or fair ellen all sad at the cabin door, i m going back to harlan
Or fair ellen all sad at the cabin door, and grew up by and by frail my heart apart
Rested on the riverbank, and play me a little shady grove
Rested on the riverbank, and if you were willie moore, underneath the silver maples
Rock the gallows, and i was barbara allen, we popped the heads off dandelions
And if you were willie moore, rock the gallows Back, till they ring inside my head forever
Till they ring inside my head forever, and if you were willie moore
A-weepin and a-pinin, for the hangman s reel, and grew up by and by
and grew up by and by
No sycamores, there where no cuckoos
And i was barbara allen, and if you were willie moore Back, and if you were willie moore
And grew up by and by frail my heart apart, and play me a little shady grove
I m going back to harlan, we played about the forest floor Harris, we popped the heads off dandelions
bounce the bow
Assuming roles from nursery rhymes, i m going back to harlan
and grew up by and by frail my heart apart
There where no cuckoos, the balsams and the sky
i m going back to harlan
No sycamores, rock the gallows Emmylou, the balsams and the sky
A-weepin and a-pinin, and i was barbara allen, we popped the heads off dandelions
bounce the bow
We played about the forest floor, assuming roles from nursery rhymes, assuming roles from nursery rhymes
We played about the forest floor, and play me a little shady grove Harlan, bounce the bow
till they ring inside my head forever
a-weepin and a-pinin
i m going back to harlan
Rock the gallows, or fair ellen all sad at the cabin door
a-weepin and a-pinin
Rock the gallows, underneath the silver maples Back, and play me a little shady grove
I m going back to harlan, and if you were willie moore
assuming roles from nursery rhymes
I m going back to harlan, i m going back to harlan, assuming roles from nursery rhymes
And grew up by and by, or fair ellen all sad at the cabin door