KITTY'S BACK

Live 08 Dec 2003 version

[Spoken intro:] All right, let's do it up!

Catlong sighs holding Kitty's black tooth
She left to marry some top cat, ain't it 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
It's tight on this fence since them young dudes are muscling in

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

Catlong lies back bent on a trash can
Flashing lights cut the night, dude in white says he's the man
Well, 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

Who's that coming down the alley?
She's been gone so long
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)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
All right!
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 (oh, oh, all right)
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 (oh, oh, all right)

Cat knows his Kitty's been untrue
That she left him for a city dude
But she's so soft, she's so blue
When he looks into her eyes
Just sits back and sighs
Oh, what can I do?
Oh, oh, what can I do?
Oh, what can I do?
Oh, oh, what can I do?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right
Come on, now!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
Yeah, everybody now
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
Come on, everybody now
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
All right, Jerry! Everybody, now
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
Yeah, everybody, now
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
Yeah, everybody now
(Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
Ah, let's swing it, come on, horns!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
Yeah, everybody now
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
All right, let's hear it!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)

Swing it! Kitty's back!

[Spoken outro:] The Max Weinberg 7! Swingin'!

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 08 Dec 2003 performance of KITTY'S BACK at Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ, during the last of the three 2003 Asbury Park holiday shows. The song was played in a full-band arrangement, with Springsteen backed by The Max Weinberg 7, plus Danny Federici on organ, Nils Lofgren on guitar, Steve Van Zandt on guitar, Lisa Lowell on backup vocals, Soozie Tyrell on backup vocals, and Bobby Bandiera on guitar.

Ticket stub for the 08 Dec 2003 show at Asbury Park Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
(Taken from Brucebase)

Bruce Springsteen performed three Asbury Park holiday shows in 2003 (05, 07, and 08 December). Originally these were scheduled for 05, 06, and 07 December, but the 06 December show was rescheduled to 08 December because due to bad weather in the area. These concerts were billed as "Bruce Springsteen with The Max Weinberg 7 and Friends", with The Max Weinberg 7 serving as the house band, and Springsteen bringing guests on and off the stage throughout the shows.

Credits

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

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