RED HEADED WOMAN^©

Live 24 Apr 1996 version

Yiii...

Well... brunettes are fine man
And blondes are fun
But when it comes to getting the dirty job done

I'll take a red headed woman
A red headed woman
I'll take a red headed woman
To get a dirty job done

Now hold on, hold on man well

Listen up stud
Your life's been wasted
'Til you've got down on your knees and tasted

A red headed woman
A red headed woman
[chuckles] Takes a red headed woman
To get the dirty job done
That's right

Well tight skirt, strawberry hair
Tell me what you've got waiting baby under there
Big green eyes that look like sun
They can see every cheap thing that you ever done
And thought for that matter

Yiii...

Well push come to shove*
And shove come to push*
And I was Moses kneeling for the burning bush*

Of a red headed woman
[chuckles] Of a red headed woman
It takes a red headed woman
To get a dirty job done
Alright

I don't mean green with purple stripes**
I don't mean black hair with a skirt so tight**
But it ain't red**
Are you ready boys?**
Singing out loud!**

[harmonica and guitar riff outro]
Whoa!

The above lyrics refer to the 24 Apr 1996 performance at Brixton Academy, London, UK, during The Ghost Of Tom Joad tour.

* The Ghost Of Tom Joad tour extra verse
** Added outro

Check out the MTV UnPlugged version, live 16 Nov 1990 version, live 17 Nov 1990 version, live 26 Nov 1996 version, live 29 Nov 1999 version, and live 29 Jun 2000 version.

Spoken intro on 24 Apr 1996 at Brixton Academy, London, UK:

[A guy comes up to the stage and offers Bruce a bottle of tequila] Jesus Christ pal, go back to your seat, will you? (chuckles). Presents from Santie! Yes! It's the old fooking-love-you guy, alright (chuckles). Alright. So uh, that was a song usually, you know, my wife always tells me "Hey, talk about that in your next interview Mr. Social Consciousness!" (chuckles). So... (chuckles) Alright, this is uh... Is there any red headed women out there? (cheers) I know there's one... (chuckles) Oh wait a minute, wait minute. (tests his harmonica) I got it.