Home demo version 2
Janey's got a doctor who tears apart her insides
He investigates her and bates her tender sighs
He probes with his fingers but he knows her heart only through his stethoscope
And his hands are so old
Janey turns— and, and he's so old
Janey turns him down like dope
Janey's got a priest from his pulpit he smiles
He provides consolation, day or night
Between the pages of his bible he holds what Janey he hides
The door's open wide she begs, "Come inside"
But he's caught on the outside
Janey needs a shooter, da
A shooter like me on her side
Yeah Janey needs a shooter, da
A shooter like me on her side
Da da, da da da da, da
Her side
Janey's got a doctor who tears apart her insides
The above lyrics are for a solo acoustic demo of JANEY NEEDS A SHOOTER recorded at Springsteen's home in Holmdel, NJ, sometime between January and June 1979. This is an incomplete practice take with Springsteen singing some verses and strumming his guitar.
Springsteen recorded many demos at his home around the time The River was being cut in studio. These home demos were not professionally recorded; it seems that Springsteen used a regular cassette recorder. They were just song fragments, and there is much stopping and starting heard as Springsteen records bits and pieces, manually stops the recorder, and then returns sometime later to add more ideas.
This home demo recording of JANEY NEEDS A SHOOTER can be found on The Lost Masters Vol. 8 (Labour Of Love) [track 15] and The Lost Masters Essential Collection Vol. 1 (Labour Of Love) [disc 1, track 19] bootlegs.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of JANEY NEEDS A SHOOTER on this website:
JANEY NEEDS A SHOOTER [Album version]
