It Takes Me All Night Long Song Lyrics and Chords by Cal Smith
It Takes Me All Night Long
Recorded by Cal Smith
Written by
Bozo Darnell and Dave Pittman
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I used to get more women than
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I could put my hands on
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Now I put my hands on more than I can
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If I knew I had to do what I
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used to love to do
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doubt if I could do it on I
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bet
Cause it takes me all night to do
What I
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used to do all night long
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wild and wooly days have come and
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It takes me all night to do what I
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used to do all night long
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I'm not the young rooster that
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I was in my day
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But I still like to crow some
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anyway
I'm not the king of a chicken yard but
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I could keep one old hen tired
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If I keep it up and it ain't a rainy
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day
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wild and wooly days have come and
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gone
FAQ
Who sang the the song It Takes Me All Night Long?
- The song It Takes Me All Night Long was sang by Cal Smith.
Who is Cal Smith?
- Calvin Grant Shofner (April 7, 1932 - October 10, 2013), known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hits "Country Bumpkin" and "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler".
