Between Two Loves

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I GOTTA lov' for Angela,  
 I lov' Carlotta, too.  
I no can marry both o' dem,  
 So w'at I gona do?  

O! Angela ees pretta girl,  
She gotta hair so black, so curl,  
An' teeth so white as anytheeng.  
An' O! she gotta voice to seeng,  
Dat mak' your hearta feel eet must  
Jump up an' dance or eet weell bust.  
An' alla time she seeng, her eyes  
Dey smila like Italia's skies,  
An' makin' flirtin' looks at you—  
But dat ees all w'at she can do.  

Carlotta ees no gotta song,  
But she ees twice so big an' strong  
As Angela, an' she no look  
So beautiful—but she can cook.  
You oughta see her carry wood!  
I tal you w'at, eet do you good.  
When she ees be som'body's wife  
She worka hard, you bat my life!  
She never gattin' tired, too—  
But dat ees all w'at she can do.  

O! my! I weesh dat Angela  
 Was strong for carry wood,  
Or else Carlotta gotta song  
 An' looka pretta good.  
I gotta lov' for Angela,  
 I lov' Carlotta, too.  
I no can marry both o' dem,  
 So w'at I gona do?

© Thomas Augustine Daly