The Two Little Sisters- Misses Edna and Lena Jennings (OH) pre-1939;
[Published by Mary Eddy in her 1939 book, Ballads and Songs from Ohio. This is an incomplete version- see other US versions for the rest of the story.]
The Two Little Sisters- Misses Edna and Lena Jennings; pre-1939; learned from May and Kate Gardner Sugar Grove, Ohio.
Johnny bought the youngest a gay gold ring,
Sing hi down, sing hi down,
Johnny bought the youngest a gay gold ring,
The oldest she had not one thing,
So I'll be kind to my true love,
Because she's kind to me.
Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat,
Sing hi down, sing hi down,
Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat,
The oldest she thought hard of that,
So I'll be kind to my true love,
Because she's kind to me.
Two little sisters walking by the stream,
Sing hi down, sing hi down,
Two little sisters walking by the stream,
The oldest pushed the youngest in,
So I'll be kind to my true love,
Because she's kind to me.
Two little sisters walking by the stream,
Sing hi down, sing hi down,
Two little sisters walking by the stream,
The oldest pushed the youngest in,
So I'll be kind to my true love,
Because she's kind to me.
Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam,
Sing hi down, sing hi down,
Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam,
She swam until she reached the old mill dam,
So I'll be kind to my true love,
Because she's kind to me.