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GEST Songs Of Newfoundland And Labrador
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A crowd of young fellows sat 'round a campfire,
Talking of sweethearts they had;
All seemed jolly except for one lad,
Who seemed downhearted and sad.
Come join us, Ned, his companions said,
For surely some girls have loved you;
So, raising his head, so proudly he said,
I'm in love with two.
One has hair of silvery grey,
The other is just like gold;
One is young and beautiful,
The other is aged and old.
Dearer than life they are to me,
From neither of them would I part;
One is my mother, God bless her, I love her,
The other is my sweetheart.
My sweetheart is a hardworking girl,
Whom I'm determined to wed;
Father said no, that can never be so,
You must marry another instead.
When mother was young she knew how it was,
When father met her she was poor;
So, Ned, don't you fret, she'll be your wife yet,
Without father's consent, I am sure.
One has hair of silvery grey,
The other is just like gold;
One is young and beautiful,
The other is aged and old.
Dearer than life they are to me,
From neither of them would I part;
One is my mother, God bless her, I love her,
The other is my sweetheart.
One has hair of silvery grey,
The other is just like gold;
One is young and beautiful,
The other is aged and old.
Dearer than life they are to me,
From neither of them would I part;
One is my mother, God bless her, I love her,
The other is my sweetheart.