Two Sisters- Alex Troup (Aber) c.1931 Carpenter
[Fragment with music from James Madison Carpenter Collection, JMC/1/8/1/D, p. 11671.
R. Matteson 2018]
Two Sisters- sung by Alex Troup (1851- 1939) of Overton, district of Insch, Aberdeenshire; brother of Isaac Troup, both contributed to Greig-Duncan c. 1908, but no versions cross reference.
1. There were two sisters lived in a booer [bower]
Binorie o, an' Binorie,
A bonnie millert lad cam a-courtin' o them,
Twas the bonnie millert laddie o Binorie.
2. He courted the elder wis jewels and wis rings,
Binorie o, an' Binorie,
But he courted the younger wis far better things,
She was the bonnie millert's lassie o Binorie.