Two Sisters - Niamh Parsons

There were two sisters side by side

Sing I-dum, sing I-day

There were two sisters side by side

The boys are born for me

There were two sisters side by side

The eldest for young Johnny cried

I’ll be true unto my love if he’ll be true to me

Johnny bought the youngest a gay-gold ring

Sing I-dum, sing I-day

Johnny bought the youngest a gay-gold ring

The boys are born for me

Johnny bought the youngest a gay-gold ring

He never bought the eldest a single thing

I’ll be true unto my love if he’ll be true to me

Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat

Sing I-dum, sing I-day

Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat

The boys are born for me

Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat

The eldest didn’t think much of that

I’ll be true unto my love if he’ll be true to me

As they were a-walking by the foamy brim

Sing I-dum, sing I-day

As they were a-walking by the foamy brim

The boys are born for me

As they were a-walking by the foamy brim

The eldest pushed the youngest in

I’ll be true unto my love if he’ll be true to me

Sister, oh sister, give me thy hand

Sing I-dum, sing I-day

Sister, oh sister, give me thy hand

The boys are born for me

Sister, oh sister, give me thy hand

And you can have Johnny and all his land

I’ll be true unto my love if he’ll be true to me

Oh sister, I’ll not give you my hand

Sing I-dum, sing I-day

Oh sister, I’ll not give you my hand

The boys are born for me

Oh sister, I’ll not give you my hand

And I’ll have Johnny and all his land

I’ll be true unto my love if he’ll be true to me

So away she sank and away she swam

Sing I-dum, sing I-day

So away she sank and away she swam

The boys are born for me

So away she sank and away she swam

Until she came to the miller’s dam

I’ll be true unto my love if he’ll be true to me

The miller, he took her gay-gold ring

Sing I-dum, sing I-day

The miller, he took her gay-gold ring

The boys are born for me

The miller, he took her gay-gold ring

And then he pushed her in again

I’ll be true unto my love if he’ll be true to me

The miller, he was hanged on the mountain head

Sing I-dum, sing I-day

The miller, he was hanged on the mountain head

The boys are born for me

The miller, he was hanged on the mountain head

The eldest sister was boiled in lead

I’ll be true unto my love if he’ll be true to me