“Y’all Come” was written in 1953 by Arlie Duff, a Texas schoolteacher turned songwriter. His own recording reached the country chart, and the song spread quickly to many other performers.
The song is a warm, comic invitation. It pictures a household where kinfolk and neighbors are forever dropping by to eat and visit, and the cheerful refrain keeps the door open to everyone. It is a song about southern hospitality and the bustle of a welcoming home.
Bill Monroe used it to close his shows, and it became a country and bluegrass standard.
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