Rough lyrics, though there are so many versions of this song I like to pick and choose the ones I like the best Twas in the merry month of May When green buds all were swelling Sweet William on his death bed lay For 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 Young man I think you're dying He turned his face unto the wall And death was in him welling Good-bye, good-bye, 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 Hard hearted Barbara Allen Oh mother, oh mother go dig my grave Make it both long and narrow Sweet William died of love for me And I will die of sorrow And father, oh father, go dig my grave Make it both long and narrow Sweet William died on yesterday 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, there grew a 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 lover's knot And the rose grew round the briar ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBm0QTqGqOw

Folk song (minus first verse as the hound was barking) Probably the only snow we will get this year so have to make the most! ❄️❄️❄️❄️ Learnt from Anne Briggs recording https://youtu.be/Mv_hasUk74Q ??????????????? I'm a folk singer based in Nottingham, England and also sometimes known as The Bread Witch for my Community Bread Baking project ?? ????? If you appreciate my work/music perhaps you'll consider buying me a coffee (or 3!) ☕☕☕☕ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EatBakeSing Many thanks! ? ????? CD now available of 18 unaccompanied folk songs contact thebreadwitch@gmail.com for more info **now on Telegram** English Folk Song Celebrating songs of Olde England https://t.me/englishfolksong ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AJery7n8DU

Getting the baby to sleep after a day of excitement wasn't easy. He finally fell asleep to this composition by @AlisaMarie - Tennyson's poetry (The Lady of Shallot) set to harp ??????? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=503k69Yyqro

Did you know I have just launched a Patreon? https://www.patreon.com/thebreadwitch On there you can learn loads about our native wild plants including things like this , how to identify plants and what you can and cannot eat according to the season. Also lots of bonus content, songs that I have not released anywhere else, some downloads and discount codes. This was filmed late in the summer when I stumbled across a beautiful patch of Yarrow. It is one of my favourite plants and I could tell you many stories about it and its meaning to me personally. The field in the video is now very waterlogged and my dogs enjoy rolling about in the mud. The yarrow grows along the dry edges. It also always prompts me to sing this song (though in this case "Yarrow" refers to a town - or could even be a river - of that name and I learnt it off a recording by Kate Rusby many, many years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqgV-JNxYRk) Funnily enough (and I know the seasons have been weird lately) I saw some Yarrow in flower yesterday but it was on a grass verge by the side of a road and in the town a bit sheltered. I would not pick it to use in anything but it is just good to observe. Would love to have your support. I think you can also sign up for free updates too on Patreon. I am new to using it so just learning myself but it looks easy enough! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLa8lmjevpE