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Thread #17738 Message #2318519
Posted By: BB
17-Apr-08 - 02:53 PM
Thread Name: Why Did Barbara Allen Refuse?
Subject: RE: Why Did Barbara Allen Refuse?
I find the verse about the mother's attitude quite interesting. The version I have goes:
'Rise up, rise up,' her mother did say, 'Rise up and go and see him.' 'Oh mother, oh mother, d'you mind the day When you told me for to shun him?'
In the next verse:
'Rise up, rise up,' her father did say, 'Rise up and go and see him.' 'Oh father, oh father, d'you mind the day When you were going to shoot him?'