Being in a song-writing mood (and one taking a rather wistful and soppy turn it appears!) I may as well get this down for posterity. I wrote it many years ago, but if I was to accidentally pop my clogs it would pop its clogs at the same time. So here's hoping Google keeps a copy. It's set to a traditional folk tune I heard arranged as Maideanan Na h-Airidh on the album The Blood Is Strong by the Scottish group, Capercaillie.
My Two Girls
Shining eyes, bright in the morning,
First wi' laughter, Sarah-Jane.
Full of life from Him who made ye,
Bringin' joy intae oor hame
Chorus:
For the Lord's no gied us diamonds,
Naught so hard 't'would pass away,
But two priceless bonnie lassies,
Still my baby girls the day
And wi' gentle wee Elizabeth,
There's a twinkle in her eye.
Takes yer sad heart, sets it dancin',
Smile tae claim yer heart for aye
Chorus:
For the Lord's no gied us diamonds,...
If I ever get a spare minute (hah!), I'd like to spend some time at one of Austin's umpteen studios and record my own version, but in the meantime here is a (low qual) piece of Capercaillie's arrangement to give a feeling of what it's about. (Actually, even better would be if I could get Karen Matheson into said studio to sing it for me, but I don't see that happening any time soon!)