The Isley Brothers — Lay Lady Lay

[Chorus: Ronald Isley] Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed [Verse 1: Ronald Isley] Whatever colors you have in your mind I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine [Chorus: Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers] Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed [Verse 2: Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers] Stay, lady, stay Stay with your man awhile Stay, lady, stay Stay with your man awhile Until the break of day Let me see you make him smile Stay, lady, stay Stay, lady, stay Stay, lady, stay, lady Stay, lady, stay, lady [Bridge: Ronald Isley] His clothes are dirty But his hands are clean And you're the best thing That he's ever seen [Verse 3: Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers] Stay, lady, stay Oh, stay with your man awhile Stay, lady, stay Stay, lady, stay Stay, lady, stay, lady Stay, lady, stay, lady [Bridge: Ronald Isley] 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, standing, standing in front of you, oh oh [Chorus: Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers] Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Stay, lady, stay Stay while the night is still ahead Stay, lady, stay Stay, lady, stay Stay, lady, stay, lady Stay, lady, stay, lady [Verse 4: Ronald Isley] I long to see you in the morning light I wanna reach for you in the night Please, lady Stay, lady Stay while the night is still ahead [Chorus: Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers] Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Lay, lady, lady Kick your shoes off, lady La da da da da da da da Lay, lady, lay Ah yeah, relax yourself and stay a while Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Lay, lady, lay You got me goin' out of my head Lay, lady, lay Ah yeah, lay, lay, lady, lay, lady, lay Lay, lady, lay Kick your shoes off and stay a while, relax yourself, lady Lay, lady, lay Lay, lady, lay, lay, lay, lady, lay Lay, lady, lay La da da da da da Lay, lady, lay Lay, lady, lay Lay, lady, lay La da da da da da, come over Lay, lady, lay; lay, lady, lay Don't you wanna? Lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady, lay Don't you wanna stay a while? Lay, lady, lay; lay, lady, lay Lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady, lay Until the break of day Lay, lady, lay; lay, lady, lay Come on Lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady, lay Let me see you make him smile Lay, lady, lay; lay, lady, lay Lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady, lay Stay, lady; lay, lady Lay, lady, lay; lay, lady, lay Please stay, my lady Lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady, lay Lay, lady Lay, lady, lay; lay, lady, lay Hey, lady, lady Lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady, lay La da da da da Lay, lady, lady Lay across my big brass bed Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Lay, lady, lay; lay, lady, lay Ah yeah Lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady [Bridge: Ronald Isley] Whatever color you have in your mind I'll try to show them to you and you see them shine [Chorus: Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers] Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Lay, lady, lay Would you do that for me, lady? Lay across my big brass bed Stay, lady, stay Stay with your man a while Stay, lady, stay Ah yeah Stay with your man a while Until the break of day Let me see you make him smile Lay, lady, lay; lay, lady, lay Lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady [Bridge: Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers] His clothes are dirty But his hands are clean And you're the best thing That he's ever seen Stay, lady; stay, lady Stay with your man a while Stay, lady, stay, lady, stay, lady, stay Stay, lady, stay, lady, stay, lady, stay, lady 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? Oh, he's standing, standing Standing in front of you [Chorus: Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers] Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Stay, lady, stay Stay while the night's still here Stay, lady, stay; stay, lady, stay Would you do that for me? Stay, lady, stay, lady, stay, lady, stay, lady [Outro: Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers] I long to see you in the morning light I wanna reach for you in the night Please, lady; please, lady Stay while the night is still here Stay, lady, stay Come lay across my big brass bed Lay, lady, lady Kick your shoes off, lady Relax yourself a while Stay, lady, stay La da da da da da Lay, lady, lay La da da da da da da da da Stay, lady, stay Relax yourself a while Lay, lady, lay La da da da da da da da Stay, lady, stay Oh, relax yourself a while Lay, lady, lay; lay, lady, lay Lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady La da da da da da da da da Lay, lady, lay; lay, lady, lay Lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady, lay, lady La da da da da da da da da Lay, lady, lay; lay, lady, lay