When was the song “Sing One For Sister” released by Nanci Griffith?

The song Sing One For Sister was released in 1987, on the album “Lone Star State Of Mind”.

Who composed the song “Sing One For Sister” by Nanci Griffith?

The song “Sing One For Sister” by Nanci Griffith was composed by Robert Earl Keen Jr..

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Sing One For Sister

Sing One For Sister

Robert Earl Keen Jr.

Summer Sunday evening, around the old home place
Well, I would play my guitar and sister sang along
Sister's smile would always light up my Daddy's face
And when they'd get to dancing, well they'd dance all night till dawn

And I would sing one for sister
Play one for papa, moan one for mama
Then I'd cry one for you

Mama liked the slow ones and she'd shuffle 'cross the floor
Sister liked the fast ones, Lord she could step so high
And I'd see my daddy dancing, till he could dance no more
And when I'd play a sad song, well he would start to cry

And I would sing one for sister
Play one for papa, moan one for mama
Then I'd cry one for you

Now it's just me and this old guitar
I've no place to call my own
Mamma and Papa have passed away and sister has settled down
Now you ran off and left me to live here all alone
So I will sing these sad old songs as I am leaving town

And I would sing one for sister
Play one for papa, moan one for mama
Then I'd cry one for you

And I would sing one for sister
Play one for Papa, moan one for mama
Then I'd cry one for you

Trivia about the song Sing One For Sister by Nanci Griffith

When was the song “Sing One For Sister” released by Nanci Griffith?: The song Sing One For Sister was released in 1987, on the album “Lone Star State Of Mind”.
Who composed the song “Sing One For Sister” by Nanci Griffith?: The song “Sing One For Sister” by Nanci Griffith was composed by Robert Earl Keen Jr..