There were two sisters side by side, sing ay dum, sing ay day There were two sisters side by side, the boys are bound for me There were two sisters side by side, the eldest for young Johnny cried And I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
Johnny bought the youngest a gay gold ring, sing ay dum, sing ay day Johnny bought the youngest a gay gold ring, the boys are bound for me Johnny bought the youngest a gay gold ring, he didn't buy the eldest anything And I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat, sing ay dum, sing ay day Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat, the boys are bound for me Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat, the eldest didn't think much of that And I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
As they were a-walking by the foamy brim, sing ay dum, sing ay day As they were a-walking by the foamy brim, the boys are bound for me As they were a-walking by the foamy brim, the eldest pushed the youngest in And I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
"Oh sister, oh sister, give me thy hand", sing ay dum, sing ay day "Oh sister, oh sister, give me thy hand", the boys are bound for me "Oh 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
"Oh sister, I won't give you my hand", sing ay dum, sing ay day Sister, I'll not give you my hand, the boys are bound for me Sister, I'll not give you my hand, and I'll have Johnny and all his land And I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me"
So away she sank and away she swam, sing ay dum, sing ay day So away she sank and away she swam, the boys are bound for me So away she sank and away she swam, until she reached the Miller's dam And I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
The Miller he took her gay gold ring, sing ay dum, sing ay day The Miller he took her gay gold ring, the boys are bound for me The Miller he took her gay gold ring, and then he pushed her in again And I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
The Miller he was hanged on a mountain-head, sing ay dum, sing ay day The Miller he was hanged on a mountain-head, the boys are bound for me The Miller he was hanged on a mountain-head, the eldest sister was boiled in lead And I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me