"Long Tall Sally" — a Little Richard classic in the early Kinks' repertoire.
Gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle John
He says he got the blues but he has a lot of fun
Oh baby,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh baby,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh baby,
We're having some fun tonight
Well Long Tall Sally has a lot on the ball
And nobody cares if she's short and tall
Oh baby,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh baby,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh baby,
We're having some fun tonight
Yeah, we're having some fun tonight
Yeah, we're having some fun tonight
Yeah, we're having some fun tonight
Yeah, everything's all right
Yeah, we're having some fun,
We're having some fun tonight
Well I saw Uncle John with Long Tall Sally
He saw Aunt Mary coming and he ducked back in the alley
Oh baby,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh baby,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh baby,
We're having some fun tonight
Yeah, we're having some fun tonight
Yeah, we're having some fun tonight
Yeah, we're having some fun tonight
Yeah, everything's all right
Yeah, we're having some fun,
We're having some fun tonight
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- Originally by Little Richard (1956). Little Richard's explosive energy was a foundational influence on the young Kinks — the sheer physicality of his performance was what they were trying to match.