Roberto,

That is a great cd! Conveniently, that song's transcribed in the Warners' book, Traditional American Folk Songs from the Anne and Frank Warner Collection (Syracuse University Press, 1984).

~ Becky in Tucson


THE TWO SISTERS THAT LOVED ONE MAN
as sung by Lee Monroe Presnell, 1951
Beech Mountain, North Carolina

That was two sisters that loved one man,
Jinny flower jen, a rosemary.
And the youngest of them he loved best,
And the jury hangs over the rosemary.

O Sister, Sister, walk with me,
Walk with me to the miller's pond.

Oh, the oldest pushed the youngest in,
And they all perceived that the water was clear,


O Sister, Sister, reach me your hand,
You may have half of all the land,

O Sister, Sister, I won't reach my hand,
I will have all of the lands,

O Sister, Sister, reach me your glove,
You may have sweet William for your own true love,

O Sister, Sister, I wont' reach my glove,
I will have sweet William for my own true love,

Oh, she floated around and she floated down,
She floated down to the miller's pond,

O miller, miller, come and see,
There is something here a-floating by me,

Oh, it isn't a fish or it isn't a swan,
It is sweet William's own true love,