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Barbara Allen Blues

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Elizabeth Scarborough said in one of her books that most of the old ballads would fit to a twelve bar blues or the theme from Gilligan's Island. I did change the words a bit, but the story was so right for this!

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Barbara Allen Blues
© Tania Opland (lyrics ruthlessly adapted from the traditional song 'Barbara Allen')

In old Scarlet town where I was born there was a fair maid dwellin' (2x)
She made the boys weep and sigh, her name it was Barbara Allen.

It was in the merry month of May when green buds all were swellin' (2x)
Young Jenny Groves on his death bed lay for love of that Barbara Allen.

He sent a servant to her then, to the place where she was dwellin' (2x)
And he said, "Now you must come and see my master if you are the lady they call Barbara Allen!"

Oh so slowly she came. So slowly she came nigh him. (2x)
And when she got there, all she said was "Young man, I believe you are dying."

He turned his face to the wall, 'cause death was drawing nigh him (2x)
And he said "Adieu my dear friends all, but you be kind to this Barbara Allen."

She was just walkin' across the field when she heard his death bell knellin' (2x)
And every stroke seemed to say, "You hard-hearted Barbara Allen!"

"Oh my mother make my bed, for I am sick with sorrow. (2x)
This young Jenny Groves died today, and I believe I am gonna die tomorrow."

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from Tania Opland, released March 17, 2009
Tania Opland (voice, guitar), Orville Johnson (fretless bass, slide guitar, mandolin)

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Tania Opland Suquamish, Washington

"A superb fiddle player, and no slouch either on recorder, cittern, guitar and hammered dulcimer,
she is also in possession of a voice of gentle strength that adapts well to suit various vocal styling."
-Rock 'n' Reel Magazine

A tapestry of melodic and lyrical textures blend cross-cultural influences, with powerful vocals, five-string violin/viola, ocarina, cittern, clarseach, hurdy gurdy... ... more

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