802 – Bob Dylan – Lay lady lay (1969)

Escrita por Bob Dylan, foi gravada em 14 de fevereiro de 1969 e lançada em julho de 1969 num compacto que tinha Peggy Day como Lado B. Chegou ao número 7 dos charts pop americanos e número 5 no Reino Unido.

Foi regravada pelos Byrds em 1969. Pelo Duran Duran em 1995. E também por Cher em 1969, The Isley Brothers em 1971, The Everly Brothers em 1984, Bryan Adams em 2014, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

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.

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 you make him smile
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
And you're the best thing that he's ever seen.

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
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
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
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead.

A versão de Everly Brothers:

A versão dos Isley Brothers:

A versão dos Byrds: