Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)
Jam-Along Backing Track
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 boneAbout 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 |