Oh once an old woman
Lived by the seashore
Two daughters fair had she.
The younger one a lover had,
So brave and bold was he.
Young Bradford gave his love a ring
With shining stone and gold,
So they sat side by side one eve
And softly sweet words told.
The older sister jealous grew
Because she had no beau,
And so one evening on the lake
She planned revenge to know.
She threw her sister from the boat
Into the water blue,
And there she stood and laughed and laughed
And still no pity knew.
A tall old man was walking near
And chanced the girl to see.
Cried she, ‘I’ll give you much fine gold
If you but rescue me.’
He pulled her out and took her ring,
Then threw her in the lake;
Though loud her cries for succor rang,
He did no pity take.
Young Bradford walking by the shore
His true love chanced to see,
So plunging in, he rescued her
So brave and bold was he.
The tall old man still seemed to hear
The piercing cries for aid,
And wished he had the good deed done
For which he had been paid.
The older sister, mad with hate
Did wildly moan and rave.
That he should dare to thwart her there
And her young sister save.
But then the lovers lived and loved
For many and many a year,
But ne’er forgot the awful act
Caused by a jealous fear.
(Maude E Shenk)
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