Far off in the distance
I can hear the bells
Beside a church there stands
A girl I knew so well
As I get closer
I can feel a chill
She¹s changing her name from Laura
To Sister Isabel
Isabel, can you hear the words I'm saying
Isabel, can you hear me while you're praying
I can still remember
The night she said good-bye
She said we¹d meet again someday in a castle in the sky
The choir has stopped singing
I no longer hear the bells
She changed her name from Laura to Sister Isabel
Isabel, am I really gonna lose you?
Isabel, does he need you more than I do?
Isabel, am I really gonna lose you?
Isabel, does he need you more than I do?
Isabel (3x¹s)
Sister Isabel was written by Brian Hyland & Del Shannon.
Sister Isabel was produced by Ted De Bono.
Frank Black released Sister Isabel on Mon Jul 31 1995.
Frank Black, FrankBlack.net forum post, February 19, 2004:
Certain songs that we perform in shows, like “Sister Isabelle”, “Dirrty Old Town”, or “John The Revelator”, we have attempted in the studio, but if it ain’t listed here then what we have probably ain’t that good. It’s usually the singer’s f...