Two Sisters | A song by The Kinks, 1967

The Kinks, 1967

Sybilla looked into her mirror
Percilla looked into the washing machine
And the drudgery of being wed
She was so jealous of her sister
And her liberty and her smart young friends
She was so jealous of her sister

Sybilla looked into the wardrobe
Percilla looked into the frying pan
And the bacon and eggs
And the breakfast is served
She was so jealous of her sister
And her way of life and her luxury flat, hm
She was so jealous of her sister

She threw away her dirty dishes just to be free again
Her women’s weekly magazines just to be free again
And put the children in the nursery just to be free again

Percilla saw her little children
And then decided she was better off
Than the wayward lass that her sister had been
No longer jealous of her sister
So she ran ’round the house with her curlers on, hm
No longer jealous of her sister

Ray Davies

The Kinks – Two Sisters – 1967

The two characters in the lyrics of Two Sisters (Sybilla and Percilla)
were inspired by Ray Davies and his brother, Dave Davies. Ray was
more introverted (and was the only one of the two married) while
Dave was a party animal who was very outgoing.