Lyrics

There was an old woman lived on the sea shore Bow and balance to me There was an old woman lived on the sea shore Her number of daughters, one, two, three, four And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me There was a young man come there to see them Bow and balance to me There was a young man come there to see them And the oldest one got struck on him And I'll bе true to my love If my love'll bе true to me He bought the youngest a beaver hat Bow and balance to me He bought the youngest a beaver hat And the oldest one got mad at that And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me "Oh sister, oh sister, let's walk the sea shore" Bow and balance to me "Oh sister, oh sister, let's walk the sea shore And see the ships as they sail o'er" And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me While these two sisters were walking the shore Bow and balance to me While these two sisters were walking the shore The oldest pushed the youngest o'er And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me "Oh sister, oh sister, please lend me your hand" Bow and balance to me "Oh sister, oh sister, please lend me your hand Then you may have Willie and all of his land" And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me "I never, I never will lend you my hand" Bow and balance to me "I never, I never will lend you my hand But I'll have Willie and all of his land" And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me Some time she sank and some time she swam Bow and balance to me Some time she sank and some time she swam Until she came to the old mill dam And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me "Oh Father, oh Father, come draw your dam" Bow and balance to me "Oh Father, oh Father, come draw your dam Here's either a mermaid or a swan" And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me The miller he got his fishing hook Bow and balance to me The miller he got his fishing hook And fished the maiden out of the brook And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me "Oh miller, oh miller, here's five gold rings" Bow and balance to me "Oh miller, oh miller, here's five gold rings 'f you'll put me safe on shore again" And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me The miller received those five gold rings Bow and balance to me The miller received those five gold rings And pushed the maiden in again And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me The miller was hung at his own mill gate Bow and balance to me The miller was hung at his own mill gate For drowning little sister Kate And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me