DOES THIS BUS STOP AT 82ND STREET?

Hey bus driver keep the change, bless your children, give them names,
Don't trust men who walk with canes
Drink this and you'll grow wings on your feet
Broadway Mary, Joan Fontaine, advertiser on a downtown train
Christmas crier bustin' cane, he's in love again.

Where dock worker's dreams mix with panther's schemes to someday own the rodeo
Tainted women in Vistavision perform for out-of-state kids at the late show.

Wizard imps and sweat sock pimps, interstellar mongrel nymphs
Rex said that lady left him limp. Love's like that (sure it is).
Queen of diamonds, ace of spades, newly discovered lovers of the everglades
They take out a full page ad in the trades to announce their arrival
And Mary Lou she found out how to cope, she rides to heaven on a gyroscope
The Daily News asks her for the dope
She says "Man, the dope's that there's still hope".

Senorita, Spanish rose, wipes her eyes and blows her nose
Uptown in Harlem she throw a rose to some lucky, young matador.

Published on Bruce's first album, Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ, played in the early years. After the 31 Dec 1975 rendering, reappears two times during the Human Touch tour second leg, always played acoustically (23 Mar 1993 and 24 Jun 1993). Often played during The Ghost Of Tom Joad tour. Two shots in the Reunion tour (24 Sep 1999, Philadelphia, PA and 23 Jun 2000, MSG, NY).

These lyrics refer to the version released on Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ. Check also the Tracks version and the Laurel Canyon version.

Released on a single in 1996 in a live version with DEAD MAN WALKIN', HIGHWAY 29, and THIS HARD LAND (live).

Available on:

1. Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ (track 4)
2. Tracks (disc 1- track 4)*

* Tracks version