Two Little Sisters- Knuckles (KY) 1917 Sharp F
[From English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians, Sharp/Karpeles 1932, version F, single stanza w/music. Sharp's notes follow.
R. Matteson 2014]
Notes from Sharp, 1917 edition: No. 4. The Two Sisters
Texts without tunes:—Child, No. 10.
Texts with tunes:—Christie's Traditional Ballad Airs, i., pp. 40 and 42. Journal of the Folk-Song Society, i., 253, and ii., 282. English County Songs, p. 118. Northumbrian Minstrelsy, p. 61. Child, v., pp. 411 and 412 (three tunes). "Binnorie," arranged
by Dr. Arthur Somervell. American variants:—Journal of American Folk-Lore, xviii., 130 (with tune); xviii., 130 (without tune); xix., 233.
F. [Two Little Sisters] Sung by Mrs. DELIE KNUCKLES at Barbourville, Knox Co., Ky; May 18, 1917
Two little sisters side by side,
Sing dow down, sing dow dee,
Two little sisters side by side,
The boys all bound for me.
Two little sisters side by side;
Johnny chose the youngest for to be his bride,
So I'll be kind to my true love
Because he's kind to me.