Two Seethearts - The Carter Family

A crowd of young fellows one night at a ball

Were telling of sweethearts they had

All seemed jolly except one lad

Who seemed downhearted and sad

Come join us, Ned, his comrades then said

Surely some girl has loved you

Then raising his head, proudly he said

I’m in love with two

One has hair of silver-gray

The other one is just like gold

One is young and youthful, too

The other one is aged and old

But dearer than life are they both to me From neither would I part

One is my mother, God bless her, I love her

The other one is my sweetheart

My sweetheart is a poor working girl

Whom I’m determined to wed

Father said no, 'twill never be so You must marry an heiress instead

Mother was young, she knows how it is When father met her she was poor

Ned, don’t fret, she’ll be your wife yet

For he will consent, I am sure

One has hair of silver-gray

The other one is just like gold

One is young and youthful, too

The other one is aged and old

But dearer than life are they both to me From neither would I part

One is my mother, God bless her, I love her

The other one is my sweetheart