TWO BROTHERS ON THEIR WAY
(learned from Bill Handley back in about 1958)
Two brothers on their way,
One was gentle, one was kind
Two sisters by the track,
(from miriam berg's folksong collection)
Two brothers on their way,
Two brothers on their way,
One wore blue and one wore gray.
One wore blue and one wore gray,
As they marched along their way,
Fife and drum begin to play,
All on a beautiful morning.
One was gentle, one was kind
One came home, one stayed behind,
'Cause cannonball don't pay no mind.
Cannonball don't pay no mind,
If you're gentle or if you're kind,
It don't think 'bout folks behind,
All on a beautiful morning.
Two sisters by the track,
Two sisters by the track,
One wore blue and one wore black.
One wore blue and one wore black,
Waitin' by the railroad track,
For their sweethearts to come back,
All on a beautiful morning.