Lyrics to
Sweet Lil’ Sister

This version of Sweet Lil’ Sister was released by Bad Company in 1976.

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Flew into Chicago, made a good connection
Rode up on Rush Street (?), I was looking for some kicks
We was getting higher, looking for some action
Dayton Ohio, ain’t got nothing on this
We was going crazy when I saw her coming
Dancing with the Devil in her eyes
I could feel a fire, my body started burning
Baby, don’t you say goodbye

Back on the road, up in New York City
Low down blues hit me, sitting in my room
Long distance operator, get me Chicago
I got to get a message, got to see my baby soon
We was going crazy when I saw her coming
Dancing with the Devil in her eyes
I could feel a fire, my body started burning
Baby, don’t you say goodbye

Sweet little sister,
You know you can’t resist her
She got it made in the shade
Lord yeah, sweet little sister
Your Momma never missed her
‘Till she got laid, laid, laid, alright

We was going crazy when I saw her coming
Dancing with the Devil in her eyes
She was too good looking, so I started running
‘Til she took away her disguise

Sweet little sister,
You know you can’t resist her
She got it made in the shade
Lord yeah, sweet little sister
Your Momma never missed her
‘Till she got laid, laid, laid, alright

Sweet little sister,
You know you can’t resist her
She got it made in the shade
Lord yeah, sweet little sister
Your Momma never missed her
‘Till she got laid, laid, laid, alright

Sweet, sweet little sister, you got it made
Sweet, sweet little sister, you got it made
I tell you
Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma never missed her
Your Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma never missed her
In the shade
Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma never missed, missed, missed her
Sweet, sweet little sister, you got it made in the shade

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The lyrics for Sweet Lil’ Sister are defined as the words making up the song released by Bad Company in 1976. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Sweet Lil’ Sister have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Bad Company and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Sweet Lil’ Sister by Bad Company if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Sweet Lil’ Sister" means the words set to the music of Sweet Lil’ Sister, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bad Company. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Sweet Lil’ Sister and the lyrics to Sweet Lil’ Sister are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bad Company who came here looking just for the lyrics to Sweet Lil’ Sister, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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