There were three little sisters Three little sisters Each one only in her teens One loved a soldier, one loved a sailor, one loved a lad from the marines Oh the three little sisters They were the fairest from Iceland to the Philippines So said the soldier, so said the sailor, so said the lad from the marines And when the boys marched away The girls said they'd be true until the boys came back someday Now three little sisters Three little sisters Stay home and read their magazines Tell it to the soldier, tell it to the sailor, tell it to the marine And when the boys marched away The girls said they'd be true 'til the boys came back someday Now three little sisters Three little sisters All stay home and read their magazines Tell it to the soldier, tell it to the sailor, and tell it to the marine