Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)

Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)

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Lyrics

You ought to see my blue eyed Sally She lives a way down on Shinbone Alley The number on the gate is the number on the door And the next house over is the grocery store
Stay all night and stay a little longer Dance all night and dance a little longer Pull off your coat, throw it in the corner I don't see why you don't stay a little longer
You can't go home if you're going by the mill Cause the bridge washed out at the bottom of the hill The big creek's up and the little creek's level I plow my corn with a double shovel Sitting in the window, singing to my love The slop bucket fell from the window up above The mule and the grasshopper, eating ice cream Mule got sick and they laid him on the beam Grab your gal and a-pat her on the head If she don't like biscuits, feed her cornbread The gals on the big creek about half grown Jump on a man like a dog on a bone

About This Song

Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer) was written by Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys recorded it in January 1945, and it was released in 1946 under the title "Stay a Little Longer." It became a hit, reaching number three that year. The song is a string of mostly unrelated verses. The Blue Eyed Sally and Shinbone Alley verse comes from an older folk song, "Shinbone Alley," a version of which was published back in 1833.

The longer title comes from Willie Nelson's cover on his 1973 album Shotgun Willie. He slowed it down to a shuffle, and as a single it reached number 22.

Year Artist Notes
1945 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
1962 The Greenbriar Boys Bluegrass recording, titled "Stay All Night"
1973 Willie Nelson
1982 Mel Tillis Another chart hit

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