KITTY'S BACK

Live 05 Dec 1975 version



Catlong sighs holding Kitty's black tooth
She left to marry some top cat, ain't that the cold truth
There hasn't been a tally since Sally left the alley
Since Kitty left with Big Pretty things have got pretty thin
Yes, baby, yes they have
It's tight on this fence since them young dudes are muscling in

Jack Knife sighs 'cause baby's in a bundle
She goes running nightly, lightly through the jungle
And them tin cans are exploding out in the ninety-degree heat
Cat somehow lost his Kitty down on Bleecker Street
It's a sad, sad story, but it's true
The Cat just shrugs his shoulders, he sits back and sighs
Oh, oh, oh, oh, what can I do?
Yeah, what can I do?
Whoa, oh, oh, what can I do?
Yeah, what can I do?

Kitty's back
[Clarence Clemons:] Kitty's back
Kitty's back

All right!

All right, all right, all right, all right

Catlong lies back bent on a trash can
Flashing lights cut the night, dude in white says he's the man
You better learn to move fast when you're young or you're not long around
Cat somehow lost his Kitty down in the city pound
Get right, get tight, get down
All night long

Oh, oh!

[Spoken:] Clarence! Steve! I think, I think she got smuggled in. All right? Who did it? Who? It wasn't you... It wasn't? Somebody smuggled her in tonight. I think it was... I think it was... Ed Sciaky. So it was, got this feeling inside me, it's possible. It was that mysterious Washington phantom. I can see him, just in the night. Hey, Clarence! Do you like Ed Sciaky? Ed Sciaky goes like this when he sneaks in with his girlfriend. Ed Sciaky, Ed Sciaky at work! Let's do it one more time, I'll do it one more time for you folks that missed it the first time. Thank you.

Here she comes, here she comes
Here she comes, here she comes
Here she comes, here she comes
Here she comes, here she comes
Here she comes, here she comes
Here she comes, here she comes
Here she comes, here she comes
Here she comes, here she comes
Here she comes, here she comes
Here she comes, here she comes
(Here she comes, here she comes)
(Here she comes, here she comes)
(Here she comes, here she comes)
(Here she comes, here she comes)
(Here she comes, here she comes)
(Here she comes, here she comes)
(Here she comes, here she comes)
(Here she comes, here she comes)
(Here she comes, here she comes)
(Here she comes, here she comes)
(Here she comes, here she comes)
Whoa!
Kitty's back in town (here she comes, now)
Kitty's back (oh, oh, all right)
Kitty's back in town (here she comes, now)
Kitty's back in town (oh, oh, all right)
Whoa, oh, Kitty's back (here she comes, now)
Kitty's back in town (oh, oh, all right)
Kitty, yeah (here she comes, now)
Kitty's back (oh, oh, all right)

Cat knows his Kitty's been untrue
And that she left him for a city dude
But she's so soft, she's so blue
When he looks into her eyes
He just sits back and sighs
Yeah, what can I do?
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Yeah, what can I do?
Whoa, what can I do?
Take it, band!

(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, oh, it's all right)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, oh, it's all right)
Oh, yeah, a little bit louder
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, oh, it's all right)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, oh, it's all right)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, oh, it's all right)
That's all right, boys
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, oh, it's all right)
Big Man!
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, oh, it's all right)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, oh, it's all right)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, oh, it's all right)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, oh, it's all right)
Bring it up!

[Spoken outro:] Clarence Clemons! Roy Bittan!


Info

The above lyrics are for the live 05 Dec 1975 performance of KITTY'S BACK at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, during the Born To Run Tour. The song was played in an extended, full-band version featuring a snippet of Van Morrison's MOONDANCE in the midsection. This particular version features an unusual spoken midsection about Ed Sciaky.

Ticket stub for the 05 Dec 1975 show at Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Ticket stub for the 05 Dec 1975 show at Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Credits

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.

Available Versions

List of available versions of KITTY'S BACK on this website:

KITTY'S BACK [Album version]
KITTY'S BACK [Outtake version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 06 Dec 1973 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 13 Jul 1974 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 05 Feb 1975 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 08 Aug 1975 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 14 Aug 1975 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 27 Sep 1975 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 11 Oct 1975 (late show) version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 18 Nov 1975 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 05 Dec 1975 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 19 Sep 1978 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 17 Dec 2000 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 08 Dec 2001 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 06 Oct 2002 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 11 Dec 2002 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 29 Apr 2003 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 31 Aug 2003 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 08 Dec 2003 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 20 Mar 2008 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 07 May 2008 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 15 Aug 2008 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 29 Apr 2009 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 23 May 2009 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 03 Oct 2009 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 07 Nov 2009 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 03 Nov 2010 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Live 05 Feb 2014 version]
KITTY'S BACK [Strange Fruit's cover version]

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