Two Sisters-Tom Waits

[00:01.71] There was an old woman, lived by the seashore [00:05.34] Bow and balance me [00:08.82] There was an old woman, lived by the seashore [00:12.15] A number of daughters: one, two, three, four [00:15.60] And I'll be true to my love [00:19.38] if my love will be true to me [00:24.42] There was a young man come there to see them [00:28.05] Bow and balance me [00:31.17] There was a young man come there to see them [00:34.53] and the oldest one got stuck on him [00:38.91] And I'll be true to my love [00:41.67] if my love will be true to me [00:46.20] He bought the youngest a beaver hat [00:50.25] Bow and balance me [00:53.34] He bought the youngest a beaver hat [00:56.55] and the oldest one got mad at that [00:58.89] And I'll be true to my love [01:04.47] if my love will be true to me [01:08.88] Oh, sister oh, sister let's walk the seashore [01:13.59] Bow and balance me [01:16.77] Oh, sister oh, sister let's walk the seashore [01:20.58] and see the ships as they're sailing on [01:23.55] And I'll be true to my love [01:28.17] if my love will be true to me [01:33.00] While these two sisters were walking the shore [01:36.84] Bow and balance me [01:39.81] While these two sisters were walking the shore [01:43.41] the oldest pushed the youngest o'er [01:46.26] And I'll be true to my love [01:50.85] if my love will be true to me [01:55.59] Oh, sister oh, sister please lend me your hand [01:59.82] Bow and balance me [02:03.15] Oh, sister oh, sister please lend me your hand [02:06.96] and you will have Willy and all of his land [02:12.24] And then I'll be true to my love [02:14.43] if my love will be true to me [02:19.47] I'll never, I'll never will lend you my hand [02:23.52] Bow and balance me [02:27.18] I'll never, I'll never will lend you my hand [02:30.42] but I'll have Willy and all of his land [02:36.66] And I'll be true to my love [02:38.19] if my love will be true to me [02:43.02] Some time she swam and some time she swam [02:46.92] Bow and balance me [02:50.85] Some time she sank and some time she swam [02:54.99] untill she came to the old mill dam [03:01.05] And I'll be true to my love [03:02.76] if my love will be true to me [03:07.74] The miller, he got his fishinghook [03:10.59] Bow and balance me [03:14.88] The miller, he got his fishinghook [03:18.15] and fished that maiden out of the brook [03:21.51] And I'll be true to my love [03:25.32] if my love will be true to me [03:29.97] Oh, miller oh, miller here's five gold rings [03:33.96] Bow and balance me [03:37.32] Oh, miller oh, miller here's five gold rings [03:41.10] to push the maiden in again [03:47.07] And I'll be true to my love [03:48.72] if my love will be true to me [03:54.39] The miller received those five gold rings [03:57.72] Bow and balance me [04:01.74] The miller received those five gold rings [04:04.59] and pushed that maiden in again [04:10.29] And I'll be true to my love [04:12.27] if my love will be true to me [04:17.46] The miller was hung in the old mill gate [04:21.06] Bow and balance me [04:24.78] The miller was hung in the old mill gate [04:28.05] for drowning little sister Kate [04:34.02] And I'll be true to my love [04:35.82] if my love will be true to me