Clannad’s Two Sisters Sing aye dum, sing aye day There were two sisters side by side The boys abound for me There were two sisters side by side The eldest for young Johnny cried I’ll be true unto my love If you’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 abound 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 you’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 abound 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 you’ll be true to me As they were a walkin’ by the foamy brim Sing aye dum, sing aye day As they were a walkin’ by the foamy brim The boys abound for me As they were a walkin’ 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 abound 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 Oh sister I’ll not give you my hand Sing aye dum, sing aye day Oh sister I’ll not give you my hand The boys abound for me Oh 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 abound 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 abound 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 abound 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