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Long Tall Sally

Words & Music by Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Richard Penniman

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Long Tall Sally

Words & Music by Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Richard Penniman

Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John
He says he has the blues but
He has a lotta fun
Oh baby, yes baby, whoo-oo-oo-oo baby
Havin' some fun tonight yeah well!

Long tall Sally has a lot on the ball
And nobody cares if she's long and tall
Oh baby, yes baby, whoo-oo-oo-oo baby,
I'm having me some fun tonight

Well, I saw uncle John
With long tall Sally
He saw Aunt Mary comin'
And he ducked back in the alley
Oh baby, yes baby, whoo-oo-oo-oo baby
I'm havin' some fun tonight

We've gonna have some fun tonight
Gonna have some fun tonight
We're gonna have some fun tonight
Everything will be all right
We're gonna have some fun
Gonna have some fun tonight

First album:

RCA LPM-1382, 1956, Elvis

First recorded:

Radio Recorders, Hollywood, September 2, 1956

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Long Tall Sally was written by Enotris Johnson, Robert (Bumps) Blackwell, and Richard Penniman (Little Richard) in 1956. Little Richard claims to have written the song in a Greyhound bus depot in Macon, Georgia. Titles originally considered for the song were The Thing and Bald-Headed Sally. Little Richard's single release (Specialty 572) topped Billboard's rhythm & blues chart for six weeks and reached #6 on the Top 100 chart. Pat Boone had a successful cover of Long Tall Sally (Dot 15457) in 1956 that reached #8 on the Top 100 chart.

Elvis recorded Long Tall Sally on September 2, 1956, at Radio Recorders. Take #4 was selected by RCA for release. Only Enotris Johnson was listed as composer on the Elvis LP. Elvis sang Long Tall Sally on his 1973 TV special, Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii.


Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He says he has the blues but He has a lotta fun Oh baby, yes baby, whoo-oo-oo-oo baby Havin' some fun tonight yeah well! Long tall Sally has a lot on the ball And nobody cares if she's long and tall Oh baby, yes baby, whoo-oo-oo-oo baby, I'm having me some fun tonight Well, I saw uncle John With long tall Sally He saw Aunt Mary comin' And he ducked back in the alley Oh baby, yes baby, whoo-oo-oo-oo baby I'm havin' some fun tonight We've gonna have some fun tonight Gonna have some fun tonight We're gonna have some fun tonight Everything will be all right We're gonna have some fun Gonna have some fun tonight

First album:	RCA LPM-1382, 1956, Elvis

First recorded:	Radio Recorders, Hollywood, September 2, 1956

Long Tall Sally was written by Enotris Johnson, Robert (Bumps) Blackwell, and Richard Penniman (Little Richard) in 1956. Little Richard claims to have written the song in a Greyhound bus depot in Macon, Georgia. Titles originally considered for the song were The Thing and Bald-Headed Sally. Little Richard's single release (Specialty 572) topped Billboard's rhythm & blues chart for six weeks and reached #6 on the Top 100 chart. Pat Boone had a successful cover of Long Tall Sally (Dot 15457) in 1956 that reached #8 on the Top 100 chart. Elvis recorded Long Tall Sally on September 2, 1956, at Radio Recorders. Take #4 was selected by RCA for release. Only Enotris Johnson was listed as composer on the Elvis LP. Elvis sang Long Tall Sally on his 1973 TV special, Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii.