Lay Lady Lay Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Whatever colors you have in your mind
I’ll show them to you and you’ll see them shine
[Verse 2]
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay
Stay with your man awhile
Until the break of day, let me see ya' make him smile
His clothes are dirty but his, his hands are clean
And you’re the best thing that he’s ever seen
[Verse 3]
Stay, lady, stay
Stay with your man awhile
[Bridge]
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
When he’s standing in front of you
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Whatever colors you have in your mind
I’ll show them to you and you’ll see them shine
[Verse 2]
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay
Stay with your man awhile
Until the break of day, let me see ya' make him smile
His clothes are dirty but his, his hands are clean
And you’re the best thing that he’s ever seen
[Verse 3]
Stay, lady, stay
Stay with your man awhile
[Bridge]
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
When he’s standing in front of you
[Verse 4]
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay
Stay while the night is still ahead
I long to see you in the morning light
I long to reach for you in the night
[Outro]
Stay, lady, stay
Stay while the night is still ahead
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay
Stay while the night is still ahead
I long to see you in the morning light
I long to reach for you in the night
[Outro]
Stay, lady, stay
Stay while the night is still ahead
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Genius Annotation
Commissioned to be written for the movie Midnight Cowboy, “Lay Lady Lay” wasn’t submitted early enough to be included, giving Harry Nilsson’s version of “Everybody’s Talkin'” rank as the movie’s theme.
Dylan strays from his usual coarse, raw singing voice to a more accessible, euphoric crooning that fans quipped as his “new voice”. Originally deemed to be the result of his quitting smoking, early demos of the song reveal that he used this singing style prior to Nashville Skyline and was also the result of his interest in vocal range and pitch control.
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Pedal Steel Guitar
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Columbia Records (Studio B) - Nashville, TN
Release Date
April 9, 1969
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