My Sister and I

This is an old song my Mom used to sing. I believe she and her sisters often sang it together. It came out after world war II...


My Sister and I remember still
A tulip garden by an old Dutch mill,
And the home that was all our own until…
But we don’t talk about that.

My sister and I recall once more
The fishing schooners pulling into shore,
And the dog-cart we drove in days before…
But we don’t talk about that.

We’re learning to forget the fear
That came from a troubled sky.
We’re almost happy over here,
But sometimes we wake at night and cry.

My sister and I recall the day
We said goodbye, then we sailed away.
And we think of our friends that had to stay,
But we don’t talk about that