LYRICS & MUSIC BY BOB DYLAN
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Guitar introduction |
| Dylan |
1. |
Peggy Day stole my poor heart away
By golly what more can I say
Love to spend the night with Peggy Day |
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2. |
Peggy Night makes my future look so bright
Man that girl is out of sight
Love to spend the day with Peggy Night |
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Bridge |
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3. |
Well you know ever even before I learned her name
You know I love her just the same
An' I tell 'em all wherever I may go just so they'll know
That she's my little lady and I love her so |
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4. |
Peggy Day stole my poor heart away
Turned my skies to blue from gray
Love to spend the night with Peggy Day |
Big Finish |
5. |
Peggy Day stole my poor heart away
By golly what more can I say
Love to spend the night with Peggy Day
Love to, spend the night with, Peggy Day... |
Performance lyrics initially transcribed at
The Lonesome
Sparrow Sings
(although these appear much the same as the official version)
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ANNOTATION
Source/Precedents
| Buddy Holly : Peggy Sue (September 1957) |
Comments
| 1. |
A rewrite/sendup of Buddy Holly's Peggy Sue (September 1957)
and all those other
songwriters/songs that use female names ( Michelle, Gloria,
Layla,
etc,etc) - even before I learned her name, You know I loved her just
the same |
| 2. |
Sexual pun on Day/Night |
| 3. |
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The Critics
Notes
| Verse 2 |
Peggy Night - assumption that this is an inversion of
surname. |
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ALTERNATIVE RECORDINGS
Bob Dylan
Other Artists
| 1. |
Aztec Camera Working In A Goldmine/ I Threw It All Away
Single,WEA,1988 |
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| 3. |
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For extensive information on alternate versions see Olof Björner's
excellent ...
It
Ain’t Me, Babe
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RECORDING DETAILS
| Recorded: |
February 14 1969 |
| Release Date : |
April 9 1969 |
| Published : |
Warner Bros, Inc. 1963 |
| Studio: |
Columbia Music Row Studios, Nashville Tennessee USA |
| Master Number: |
NCO 98927 |
| Producer: |
Bob Johnson |
| Engineer/s: |
Charlie Bragg, Neil Wilburn |
| Company: |
Columbia KCS 9825 CBS CDCBS 63601 |
| Record: |
Side A Track 5 (1969) |
| CD: |
Track 5 (1985) |
| Time: |
1.59 minutes |
Personnel:
Bob Dylan
Kenneth Buttery
Chalie McCoy
Pete Drake
Bob Wilson
Norman Blake
Charlie Daniels |
Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica?
Drums
Bass
Steel Guitar
Piano
Guitar
Guitar |
All Recording Data usually from Record /Compact Disc Cover, and
Clinton Heylin, Dylan : Behind Closed Doors - The Recording Sessions
1960-1994 Penguin Books 1996
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