THE TWO SISTERS
Cynthia Gooding version as understood by Mrrzy

(Each verse is sung with the same refrains unless otherwise specified, so I'll only indicate them for the first verse)

There was an old man in the North Country
Refrain: Bough down
There was an old man in the North Country
Refrain: The boughs they bend to me
There was an old man in the North Country
And he had daughters one, two, three.
Refrain: Love will be true, true to my love, love will be true to me.

There was a young man came a-courting there
And he did choose the youngest fair.

He gave to the youngest a gay gold ring
And to the oldest not a single thing.

He gave to the youngest a beaver hat
And the oldest, she thought hard of that.

She said Sister, O sister, let's walk the seashore
To see the ships come sailing o'er.

They were walking along on yonder sea brim
When the oldest shoved the youngest in.

She said Sister O sister, hand me your hand
And you may have my house and land.

She said Sister O sister, hand me your glove
And you shall have my own true love.

I'll neither hand you hand nor glove
All I want is your true love
Love will be true, true to my love, love and your love shall be true to me.

So down she sank and away she swam
Until she reached the old mill dam.

That miller threw out his old grab hook
And he pulled the fair maiden out of the brook.

She said Miller O Miller, here's three gold rings
If you'll take me to my father's again.
Well, he up with her fingers and off with her rings
And he threw her back in the brook again.
That miller was hung at his millgate
For the drowning of my sister Kate.
Love will be true, true to my love, love and her love shall be true to me.

One thing I like about this version is that the older sister seems to get away with it.