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Two sisters went to the river bend
Went too soon, they're liable to drown
Parked their cars at the edge of the town
Slipped off their gowns and went slithering down

One was the poet's love
One was the poet's wife
One had a fire in her breast
One was the poet's eyes

First they wash their feet
Then they wash their hands
One went right to sleep
The other with gills and fins

One sank down like a rock
As the other one floated away
Thinking about the ticking of clocks
And what will the neighbors say?
And a neighbor said

Two sisters went to the river bend
Went too soon, they're liable to drown
Parked their cars at the edge of the town
Slipped off their gowns and went slithering down

Two sisters went to the river bend
One to swim, the other to drown
Parked their cars at the edge of the town
Slipped off their gowns and went slithering down

To the river bend...

Two sisters went to the river bend
One to swim, the other to drown
Parked their cars at the edge of the town
Slipped off their gowns and went slithering down
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delial On Oct 13, 2007
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Cover art for Two Sisters lyrics by Regina Spektor

I believe she says "One to swim, the other to drown" instead of "Went too soon, they're liable to drown."

Anyway, I think this song is based off the legend of the two sisters:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twa_Sisters

Cover art for Two Sisters lyrics by Regina Spektor

amaaaazing and creepy song! oh! i love how regina combines sweetness with biterness

question... ? is this a cover?

i read the article on wikipedia " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twa_Sisters " and i have my doubts

Cover art for Two Sisters lyrics by Regina Spektor

i can't find this song anywhere. anyone know where i could download it?

Cover art for Two Sisters lyrics by Regina Spektor

This isn't a cover, it's a song Regina composed with Levon Vince while studying at SUNY music college, and it's meant to be a piece of music for a film, hence the full name of the song "Final film score- Two Sisters". Lots of people have wrote songs based around this story of two sisters who are sleeping with the same man.

Cover art for Two Sisters lyrics by Regina Spektor

I want to hear it. :(

Cover art for Two Sisters lyrics by Regina Spektor

I found it. = ] I don't know where to download it, but you can hear it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyi1uPyOvgY

Cover art for Two Sisters lyrics by Regina Spektor

The part that says

One was the poet's love One was the poet's love

sounds like it should say

One was the poet's love One was the poet's wife

Cover art for Two Sisters lyrics by Regina Spektor

it has such a haunting melody........... slightly scary, but amazing all the same..... love regina

 
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