[Adapted from Dylan archives at archive.uwp.edu]



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

Heaven's ? fills our head

Whatever colors you have in your mind

I show them to you and you see them shine

Stay lady stay

Stay with your man a while

Till the break of day

Then you're gonna see him smile

His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean

And you're the best thing he's ever seen

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 over you

Lay lady lay

Lay across my big brass bed

Stay lady stay

We're gonna build the whole night ahead

I long to see you in the morning light

I long to reach for you all night

Lay lady lay