Stay Up Late - Talking Heads

Stay Up Late

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CHORDS :A,G,F,E
 
 
MOMMY HAD A LITTLE BABY THERE HE IS FAST ASLEEP
 
HE'S JUST A LITTLE PLAYTHING. WHY NOT. WAKE HIM UP ?
 
CUTE. CUTE. LITTLE BABY. LITTLE PEE PEE. LITTLE TOES.
 
NOW HE'S. COMIN' TO ME. CRAWL ACROSS. THE KITCHEN FLOOR.
 
 
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BABY, BABY, PLEASE LET ME HOLD HIM.
 
I WANNA MAKE HIM STAY UP ALL NIGHT.
 
SISTER, SISTER, HE'S JUST A PLAY THING.
 
WE WANNA MAKE HIM STAY UP ALL NIGHT.
 
YEA WE DO.
 
 
SEE HIM DRINK. FROM A BOTTLE. SEE HIM EAT. FROM A PLATE.
 
CUTE, CUTE. AS A BUTTON. DON'T YOU WANNA MAKE HIM
 
STAY UP LATE. AND WE'RE HAVING FUN WITH NO MONEY.
 
LITTLE SMILE ON HIS FACE. DON'T CHA' LOVE. THE LITTLE BABY.
 
DON'T YOU WANT TO MAKE HIM. STAY UP LATE
 
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HERE WE GO ( ALL NIGHT LONG ). SISTER, SISTER ( ALL NIGHT LONG )
 
IN THE PLAYPEN... WOO.. ( ALL NIGHT LONG)
 
 
LITTLE BABY GOES HA ! ( ALL NIGHT LONG )
 
I KNOW YOU WANT TO LEAVE ME.
 
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WHY DON'T WE PRETEND. THERE YOU GO LITTLE MAN. CUTE,CUTE WHY NOT?
 
LATE AT NIGHT. WAKE HIM UP.
 
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