KITTY'S BACK

Live 29 Apr 2009 version

[Spoken intro:] Wait up a minute! Wait up in the Spectrum!

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, what can I do?
Come on!
Oh, oh, what can I do?
Oh, what can I do?
Oh, oh, what can I do?
Give it to 'em!

Play that, man!

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?
Who's that coming down the alley?
She's been gone so long
Hey, Steve!
Who's that coming down the alley?
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)
Huh!
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, oh, what can I do?
Oh, oh, what can I do?
Here we go, Philly!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
Come on, bring us home now!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
Come on, Philly, bring us home!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
Come on, C!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
All right, come on, Jay!
(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)
Give it up, brother!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right) What's up?!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right)

Give me that riff! Give me that thing one more time! Give me that thing one more time!

One, two, three, four!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right) All right, one, two, three, go, boys!
(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)

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 29 Apr 2009 performance of KITTY'S BACK at Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA, during the Working On A Dream Tour. The song was performed in a full-band arrangement. Among the 9 performances of the tour, 2, including this one, featured Jay Weinberg on drums. This particular version features an unusual false ending.

Ticket stub for the 29 Apr 2009 show at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

Handwritten setlist for the 29 Apr 2009 show at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

Credits

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

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