My sister and her mister are ‘bout to leave this town
and all my friends will miss her, ‘cause she’s the prettiest girl around
But darling don’t get jealous when I tell you what is true
that the way I love my sister beats the way that I love you

And if you are a poor boy, she’ll laugh at all your jokes
she drinks until the morning and she cusses when she smokes
The rich men learn to hate her when the clock strikes 2am
and all their money’s wasted trying to scratch my sister’s gem

Ain’t afraid to say it to the whiskey in my cup
There ain’t nothing quite like family when you’re down to pick you up
Suddenly I’m laughing like the bubbles in my beer
Because my sister makes me smile
even when, yes, even when
she is not here

When momma wasn’t looking we’d do just as we pleased
Abby started laughing when she found me stealing cheese
And if she wanted bacon well I’d simply ask for more
I’d sail across an ocean for the sister I adore

And when I started dating I’d always date her friends
a couple bad decisions but it worked out in the end
But she was always looking for the jack of every trade
now all the jacks go grinning for the queen has yet to be played

If you take my sister, you better take good care of her,
do all the things that make my sister
smile, smile, smile
Listen to me, mister, if she shivers, you go cold
and if you bicker, you will fold
to keep my sister smiling
when she’s gone

Ain’t afraid to say it to the whiskey in my cup
There ain’t nothing quite like family when you’re down to pick you up
Suddenly I’m laughing like the bubbles in my beer
Because my sister makes me smile
even when, yes, even when
she is not here