My sister throws out all her make-up
Scrubs her nails well untill they're clean
Ready at last for her next big date
Basic training, she'll be lean and mean
It's army fatigues she's wearin'
With ammo belt, boots, and a gun
No high heels, purses, and dresses
No parties, and no more fun

So carry on my sister soldier
We all will salute you and pray
Carry on my sister soldier
Until you're safely back home in the USA

When you were young you played with your Barbie
Yeah me, I played with G.I. Joe
Yet when Uncle Sam came a callin'
You were the one that would go
Now Momma and Daddy watch proudly
As their little girl marches away
But nobody's prouder or loves you more
Than me, your big brother, today

So carry on my sister soldier
We all will salute you and pray
Carry on my sister soldier
Until you're safely back home in the USA

Yeah, now my sister's a soldier
She stands tall and straight, proud and true
A symbol to all of her family and friends
The best of the red, white, and blue

She'll journey wherever she has to
Take up arms whenever she must
Placing her life squarely on the line
For the cause that will always be just
She won't be fightin' for glory or gain
Or merely to win the next war
But for freedom and peace and makin' a world
Where armies are needed no more

So carry on my sister soldier
We all will salute you and pray
Carry on my sister soldier
Until you're safely back home in the USA

Well you gotta carry on my sister soldier
We all will salute you and pray
Carry on my sister soldier
Until you're safely back home in the US of A
In the USA
Come back home little sister
In the USA