There were two sisters side by side Sing aye-dum, sing aye-day There were two sisters side by side The boys are born for me There were two sisters side by side The eldest for young Johnny cried I'll be true unto my love If he'll be true to me Johnny bought the youngest a gay gold ring Sing aye-dum, sing aye-day Johnny bought the youngest a gay gold ring The boys are born for me Johnny bought the youngest a gay gold ring He never bought the eldest a single thing I'll be true unto my love If he'll be true to me Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat Sing aye-dum, sing aye-day Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat The boys are born for me Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat The eldest didn't think much of that I'll be true unto my love If he'll be true to me As they were walking by the foamy brim Sing aye-dum, sing aye-day As they were walking by the foamy brim The boys are born for me As they were walking by the foamy brim The eldest pushed the youngest in I'll be true unto my love If he'll be true to me Sister, oh sister, give me thy hand Sing aye-dum, sing aye-day Sister, oh sister, give me thy hand The boys are born for me Sister, oh sister, give me thy hand And you can have Johnny and all his land I'll be true unto my love If he'll be true to me But sister, I'll not give you my hand Sing aye-dum, sing aye-day But sister, I'll not give you my hand The boys are born for me But sister, I'll not give you my hand And I'll have Johnny and all his land I'll be true unto my love If he'll be true to me So away she sank and away she swam Sing aye-dum, sing aye-day So away she sank and away she swam The boys are born for me So away she sank and away she swam Until she came to the Miller's dam I'll be true unto my love If he'll be true to me The Miller, he took her gay gold ring Sing aye-dum, sing aye-day The Miller, he took her gay gold ring The boys are born for me The Miller, he took her gay gold ring And then he pushed her in again I'll be true unto my love If he'll be true to me The Miller, he was hanged on the mountain head Sing aye-dum, sing aye-day The Miller, he was hanged on the mountain head The boys are born for me The Miller, he was hanged on the mountain head The eldest sister was boiled in lead I'll be true unto my love If he'll be true to me