Two Sisters (Traditional)
There was an old woman lived by the seashore Bow and balance to me There was an old woman lived by the seashore A number of daughters: one, two, three, four And I'll be true to my love if my love will be true to me There was a young man come there to see them Bow and balance to me There was a young man come there to see them And the oldest one got stuck on him And I'll be true to my love if my love will be true to me He bought the youngest a beaver hat Bow and balance to me He bought the youngest a beaver hat And the oldest one got mad at that And I'll be true to my love if my love will be true to me Oh, sister oh, sister let's walk the seashore Bow and balance to me Oh, sister oh, sister let's walk the seashore And see the ships as they're sailing on And I'll be true to my love if my love will be true to me While these two sisters were walking the shore Bow and balance to me While these two sisters were walking the shore The oldest pushed the youngest o'er And I'll be true to my love if my love will be true to me Oh, sister oh, sister please lend me your hand Bow and balance to me Oh, sister oh, sister please lend me your hand And you will have Willy and all of his land And then I'll be true to my love if my love will be true to me I'll never, I'll never will lend you my hand Bow and balance to me I'll never, I'll never will lend you my hand But I'll have Willy and all of his land And I'll be true to my love if my love will be true to me Some time she sank and some time she swam Bow and balance to me Some time she sank and some time she swam Until she came to the old mill dam And I'll be true to my love if my love will be true to me The miller he got his fishing hook Bow and balance to me The miller he got his fishing hook And fished that maiden out of the brook And I'll be true to my love if my love will be true to me Oh, miller oh, miller here's five gold rings Bow and balance to me Oh, miller oh, miller here's five gold rings To push the maiden in again And I'll be true to my love if my love will be true to me The miller received those five gold rings Bow and balance to me The miller received those five gold rings And pushed that maiden in again And I'll be true to my love if my love will be true to me The miller was hung in the old mill gate Bow and balance to me The miller was hung in the old mill gate For drowning little sister Kate And I'll be true to my love if my love will be true to me
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