Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John,
He claim he has the misery but he's havin' a lot of fun,
Oh baby, yeah baby, woo
Havin' me some fun tonight yeah
Well long, tall Sally
She's built for speed, she got
Everything that Uncle John need, oh baby,
Yeah baby, woo baby,
Havin' me some fun tonight yeah
Well, I saw Uncle John with long tall Sally.
He saw Aunt Mary comin' and he ducked back in the alley oh baby,
Yeah baby, woo baby,
Havin' me some fun tonight, yeah ow
Well, long, tall Sally
She's built for speed, she got
Everything that Uncle John need oh baby,
Yeah baby, woo baby,
Havin' me some fun tonight yeah
Well, I saw Uncle John with bald head Sally.
He saw Aunt Mary comin' and he ducked back in the alley oh baby,
Yeah baby, woo baby,
Havin' me some fun tonight, yeah
We gonna have some fun tonight,
We gonna have some fun tonight, woo
Have some fun tonight, everything's all right,
Have some fun, have me some fun tonight.
He claim he has the misery but he's havin' a lot of fun,
Oh baby, yeah baby, woo
Havin' me some fun tonight yeah
Well long, tall Sally
She's built for speed, she got
Everything that Uncle John need, oh baby,
Yeah baby, woo baby,
Havin' me some fun tonight yeah
Well, I saw Uncle John with long tall Sally.
He saw Aunt Mary comin' and he ducked back in the alley oh baby,
Yeah baby, woo baby,
Havin' me some fun tonight, yeah ow
Well, long, tall Sally
She's built for speed, she got
Everything that Uncle John need oh baby,
Yeah baby, woo baby,
Havin' me some fun tonight yeah
Well, I saw Uncle John with bald head Sally.
He saw Aunt Mary comin' and he ducked back in the alley oh baby,
Yeah baby, woo baby,
Havin' me some fun tonight, yeah
We gonna have some fun tonight,
We gonna have some fun tonight, woo
Have some fun tonight, everything's all right,
Have some fun, have me some fun tonight.
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GenreRock & Roll
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Duration00:02:09
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Copyright ©Sony/ATV Music Publishing, RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Songtrust Ave
WriterEntoris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
AddedAugust 9th, 2013
Last updatedMarch 7th, 2022
About"Long Tall Sally" is a rock and roll 12-bar blues song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, and Little Richard; recorded by Little Richard; and released in March 1956 on the Specialty Records label.
The b-side was "Slippin' and Slidin'". Both songs were subsequently released in the LP Here's Little Richard (Specialty, March 1957). The single reached number one on the Billboard rhythm and blues chart, staying at the top for six of 19 weeks, while peaking at number six on the pop chart. It received the Cash Box Triple Crown Award in 1956. The song as sung by Little Richard is #55 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
It became one of the singer's best-known hits and has become a rock and roll standard covered by hundreds of artists, including Elvis Presley and the Beatles.
The song was originally called "The Thing", recorded in New Orleans by Little Richard. Penniman's track was No. 45 on Billboard's year-end singles of 1956.
The b-side was "Slippin' and Slidin'". Both songs were subsequently released in the LP Here's Little Richard (Specialty, March 1957). The single reached number one on the Billboard rhythm and blues chart, staying at the top for six of 19 weeks, while peaking at number six on the pop chart. It received the Cash Box Triple Crown Award in 1956. The song as sung by Little Richard is #55 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
It became one of the singer's best-known hits and has become a rock and roll standard covered by hundreds of artists, including Elvis Presley and the Beatles.
The song was originally called "The Thing", recorded in New Orleans by Little Richard. Penniman's track was No. 45 on Billboard's year-end singles of 1956.
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