OPEN ALL NIGHT

Live 18 Nov 2006 version

Come on Charles!

Worry her, out there Charlie! Swing it Sam Bardfeld!

Oooooooff, the streets of New York City, the Sessionettes!

[Female backing vocalists:]
Zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo-ya
Zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo-ya, zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo ya
Zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo-ya, zooey, zooey, zooey, doo-ya, dooby
Dee-yabba dooba dooba, ba ba, yabada dee yabadooba dooba ba ba, yabada dee yabadooby, dee yabadooby, deeeeeeee...

Well, I had the carburetor, baby, cleaned and checked
With her line blown out she's humming like a turbojet
Propped her up in the backyard on some concrete blocks
For a new clutch plate and a new set of shocks
Took her down to the carwash, check the plugs and points
I'm going out tonight, I'm gonna rock this joint

Early north Jersey industrial skyline
I'm a all-set cobra jet creeping through the nighttime
Gotta find a gas station, gotta find a payphone
This turnpike's spooky at night when you're alone
Gotta hit the gas, I'm running late
New Jersey in the morning like a lunar landscape

Now, the boss don't dig me, so he put me on the night shift
Takes me two hours to get back to where my baby lives
In the wee, wee hours your mind gets hazy
Radio relay towers, lead me to my baby
Underneath the overpass, the trooper hits his party light switch
Good night, good luck, one, two, power shift

All right, play it boss man!

Go 'head!

[Male backing vocalists:]
Ba, ba, ba, baya, booya, ba ba ba, baya, booya, ba ba ba, baya, booya, ba ba ba, baya, booya, ba ba ba, baya booya, doodly-op, doodly-op, ba ba ba da

[Female backing vocalists:]
Zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo-ya
Zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo-ya, zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo ya
Zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo-ya, zooey, zooey, zooey, doo-ya, dooby
Dee-ba ba ba

[Male backing vocalists:]
Ba dee, yaba dooba, ba ba, ba dee, yaba dooba, ba ba, ba dee yaba dooba, ba ba, ba dee yaba dooba, ba ba, ba dee yaba dooba, ba de yaba dooba, wa, wa wa wa wa wa

[Female backing vocalists:]
wa wa, doobly dee-yabba dooba dooba, ba ba, yabada dee yabadooba dooba ba ba, yabada dee yabadooby, dee yabadooby, deeeeeeee...

[Male and female backing vocalists:]
Wa wa wa, waba badaba, wa ba ba, waba badaba, ba ba ba baba badaba, wa wa wa, waba badada, ba ba ba, da da dadada da

Come on Charles!

Well I met Wanda when she was employed
Behind the counter of the Route 60 Bob's Big Boy Fried Chicken
On the front seat, she's sitting in my lap
We're wiping our fingers on a Texaco road map
I remember Wanda from scrap metal hill
With them big brown eyes that make your heart stand still

5 a.m., oil pressure's sinking fast
Gotta make a pit stop, wipe the windshield, check the gas
Gotta call my baby on the telephone
Let her know her daddy man's coming on home
Sit tight, mama, I'm coming 'round
I got three more hours, but I'm covering ground

Your eyes get itchy in the wee, wee hours
Sun's a red ball rising over the refinery towers
Radio's jammed up with talk show stations
Talk... Talk....
Hey, mister deejay, wontcha hear my last prayer?
Hey, ho, rock 'n roll, deliver me from nowhere

Alright (alright), alright (alright)
Alright (alright), alright (alright)
Alright (alright) alright (alright)
Come on in everybody, 'cause we're open all night

One, two, three!

Are you ready?

Well, alright (alright), well alright (alright)
Well, alright (alright), well alright (alright)
Well alright (alright) alright (alright)
Come on in everybody, 'cause we're open all night

Whoah!

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 18 Nov 2006 performance of OPEN ALL NIGHT at Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, during The Seeger Sessions Tour. The live 18 Nov 2006 version of OPEN ALL NIGHT was released on the Live In Dublin album and home video in 2007.

Ticket stub for the 18 Nov 2006 show at Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
(Taken from Brucebase)

Live In Dublin

At the end of the Seeger Sessions Tour, the three-night stand at Point Theater in Dublin, Ireland, (17-18-19 Nov 2006) was filmed with nine High Definition cameras. A selection of 23 songs from these three nights was officially released on 05 Jun 2007 on the Live In Dublin album and home video, credited to "Bruce Springsteen With The Sessions Band". "Seeger" was dropped from the band's name for this release, apparently due to the fact that many of the songs are Springsteen originals from his earlier records, or covers that are not related to Pete Seeger.

Live In Dublin is available in four formats: 2-CD set, standard DVD, 2-CD/1-DVD combo set, and Blu-ray disc.

Bruce Springsteen With The Sessions Band -- Live In Dublin (album cover art)

Bruce Springsteen With The Sessions Band -- Live In Dublin (DVD cover art)

The album charted in several countries, but only made it to #1 in Ireland.

The video was edited by Emmy- and Grammy-winner Thom Zimny, with audio mixed by Bob Clearmountain (including 5.1 surround) and mastered by Bob Ludwig.

Credits

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

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