BETWEEN TWO LOVES

I gotta lov' for Angela,

            I lov' Carlotta, too.

I no can marry both 0' dem,

            So w'at I gonna 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 weel bust.

 An' alIa 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 0' dem,

            So w' at I gonna do?