ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT)

Live 05 Apr 2007 version



Bruce Springsteen:One, two, a-one, two, three, four!

Bruce Springsteen:Whoa!

Craig Finn:Spread out now, cut loose her mama's reins
You know playing blind man's bluff is a little baby's game
You pick up Little Dynamite, I'm gonna pick up Little Gun
Together we're gonna go out tonight, and we'll make that highway run
And you don't have to call me lieutenant, Rosie, and I, I don't want to be your son
The only lover I'm ever gonna need's your soft sweet little girl's tongue
Oh, Rosie, you're the one!

Badly Drawn Boy:Dynamite's in the belfry, babe, playing with the bats
Little Gun's downtown in front of Woolworth's, trying out his attitude on all the cats
Papa's on the corner, waiting for the bus
Mama, she's home in the window, waiting up for us
She'll be there in that chair 'til they wrestle her upstairs, she knows we ain't gonna come
I ain't here on business, I'm only here for fun!

Springsteen and Badly Drawn Boy:Rosalita, jump a little lighter
Senorita, come sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover, ain't no liar
Oh, Rosie, you're my stone desire

Jesse Malin:Yeah, bring it down!
Jack the Rabbit and Weak Knees Willie, don't you know they're gonna be there too
Sloppy Sue, Big Bones Billy, they're coming up for air
We're gonna play some pool, skip some school, we'll act real cool
Stay out all night, it's gonna feel all right
Don't you know it, baby
Rosie, come out tonight
Windows are for cheaters, chimneys for the poor
Closets are for hangers, winners use the door
Use it, Rosie, that's why it's there!

Springsteen and Malin:Rosalita, jump a little lighter
Senorita, come sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover, ain't no liar
Oh, Rosie, you're my stone desire

Bruce Springsteen:Let's hear the band!

Bruce Springsteen:Well, I know your mama, she don't like me 'cause I play in a rock and roll band
I know your daddy, he don't dig me, he never did understand
Craig Finn:Papa lowered the boom and locked you in your room
I'm coming to lend a hand
I want to liberate you, confiscate you, I want to be your man
Someday we'll look back on all this, it will all seem funny
But now you're sad, your mama's mad
Your papa says he knows that I don't have any money
(Papa says he knows that I don't have any money)
(Papa says he knows that I don't have any money)

Craig Finn:This is his last chance to get his daughter in a fine romance
'Cause the record company just gave me a big advance!
All:My tires were slashed and I almost crashed, the Lord had mercy
Bruce Springsteen:My machine, she's a dud, out stuck in the mud somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
Hold on tight, stay up all night, Rosie, I'm coming on strong
All:By the time we meet the morning light I will hold you in my arms
I know a pretty little place in Southern California down San Diego way
There's a little café, they play guitars all night and day
Craig Finn:You can hear 'em in the back room strumming
Hold tight, baby, don't you know that daddy's coming
(Ohhh!)
Bruce Springsteen:One, two, three, four!

All:Rosalita, jump a little lighter
Senorita, come sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover, ain't no liar
Rosie, you're my stone desire
Bruce Springsteen:Whoa!

(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!)

Bruce Springsteen (spoken outro):Thank you, New York! Thank you!


Info

The above lyrics are for the live 05 Apr 2007 performance of ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) at Carnegie Hall in New York City, NY, during "The Music of Bruce Springsteen" benefit/tribute concert.

Ticket stub for the 05 Apr 2007 show at Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY
Ticket stub for the 05 Apr 2007 show at Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY
(Taken from Brucebase)

Bruce Springsteen made an unannounced appearance at the show held in his honor and benefiting the UJA-Federation of New York's Music for Youth. He performed a solo acoustic rendition of THE PROMISED LAND followed by a unique rendition of ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) wherein he first played much of the song on solo acoustic guitar, then told a mid-section story, and then the full cast of the night joined in to play the song all over again as an all-star finale with Craig Finn of The Hold Steady, Badly Drawn Boy, and Jesse Malin pitching in on shared lead vocals, backed by house band Elysian Fields.

Audio does not circulate for the full show — the above lyrics are transcribed from only the "full cast" part of ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT). According to Backstreets magazine (Spring 2007 issue), the crowd sang and clapped earnestly through each verse, until Springsteen abruptly stopped. At first it seemed that he decided to bring the song to a premature end and he jokingly said, "well, it's getting late, I've run out of lyrics!" He continued with a funny monologue about how "Rosie went off with our hero and got married," and how "our hero" wound up in tabloid stories and broke up his band and "wrote songs about being happy, which nobody liked..." Then there seemed to be some discussion onstage as to which song Springsteen had in mind for the grand sing-along finale. Elysian Fields told Springsteen that they knew how to play ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT). He called volunteers onstage to join him for the song, and as might have been expected, the song was loose and sloppy and chaotic, with every artist onstage that night angling for their moment to stand next to Springsteen and sing.

Credits

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

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Available Versions

List of available versions of ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) on this website:

ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Album version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 14 Feb 1973 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 06 Jun 1973 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 06 Jan 1974 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 03 Mar 1974 (late show) version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 09 Apr 1974 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 05 Feb 1975 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 02 Oct 1975 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 18 Nov 1975 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 04 Apr 1976 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 22 Aug 1976 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 30 Oct 1976 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 03 Nov 1976 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 04 Nov 1976 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 13 Feb 1977 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 06 Mar 1977 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 19 Mar 1977 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 25 Mar 1977 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 03 Jun 1978 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 07 Jul 1978 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 08 Jul 1978 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 09 Aug 1978 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 21 Aug 1978 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 08 Dec 1978 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 21 Sep 1979 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 22 Sep 1979 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 05 Oct 1979 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 01 Nov 1980 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 09 Nov 1980 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 31 Dec 1980 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 20 Aug 1981 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 21 Jun 1984 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 12 Jul 1984 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 10 May 1988 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 10 Aug 1992 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 24 Nov 1996 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 25 Nov 1996 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 26 Nov 1996 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 12 Aug 1999 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 18 Dec 2000 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 03 Sep 2001 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 08 Dec 2001 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 29 Apr 2003 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 06 Aug 2003 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 09 Aug 2003 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 25 Sep 2003 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 03 Oct 2003 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 05 Apr 2007 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 22 Apr 2008 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 07 May 2008 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 21 Aug 2008 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 18 May 2009 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 28 Jun 2009 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 25 Aug 2009 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 20 Oct 2009 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 07 Nov 2009 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 13 Nov 2009 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 25 Feb 2012 version]
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 01 Mar 2014 version]

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