Live 23 Jul 1982 version
| Brian Setzer: | Yeah, come on, make some fucking noise! |
| Brian Setzer: | One, two, three, four! |
| Brian Setzer: | Well, Be-Bop-A-Lula, she's my baby |
| Setzer and Springsteen: | Be-Bop-A-Lula, I don't mean maybe |
| Be-Bop-A-Lula, she's my baby | |
| Be-Bop-A-Lula, I don't mean maybe | |
| Be-Bop-A-Lula, she's my baby doll, my baby doll, my baby doll | |
| Brian Setzer: | Look out! |
| Brian Setzer: | She's the gal in the red blue jeans |
| Bruce Springsteen: | She's the queen of all the teens |
| Brian Setzer: | She's the woman that I love |
| Bruce Springsteen: | She's the one that goes |
| Setzer and Springsteen: | Yeah! |
| Brian Setzer: | Be-Bop-A-Lula, she's my baby |
| Setzer and Springsteen: | Be-Bop-A-Lula, I don't mean maybe |
| Be-Bop-A-Lula, she's my baby doll, my baby doll, my baby doll | |
| Brian Setzer: | All right, Boss! |
| Brian Setzer: | Whoa! |
| Brian Setzer: | Are you ready, Cats? |
| Brian Setzer: | Bring it up! |
| Whoa! | |
| Brian Setzer: | Look out! |
| Brian Setzer: | Well, she's the one who's got that beat |
| She's the one with the flying feet | |
| She's the one that walks around the store | |
| She's the one that yells, | |
| Whoa! | |
| Setzer and Springsteen: | Be-Bop-A-Lula, she's my baby |
| Be-Bop-A-Lula, I don't mean maybe | |
| Be-Bop-A-Lula, she's my baby doll | |
| Brian Setzer: | Oh! |
| Brian Setzer: | Whoa! |
| Brian Setzer: | Yeah! |
| Whoa, whoa! | |
| Brian Setzer: | Ah, Be-Bop-A-Lula, she's my baby |
| Setzer and Springsteen: | Be-Bop-A-Lula, I don't mean maybe |
| Be-Bop-A-Lula, she's my baby | |
| Be-Bop-A-Lula, I don't mean maybe | |
| Be-Bop-A-Lula, she's my baby doll, my baby doll, my baby doll |
BE-BOP-A-LULA is a 1956 song by Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps. See the original Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps version for more details.
The above lyrics are for the live 23 Jul 1982 performance of BE-BOP-A-LULA at The Fast Lane in Asbury Park, NJ, with the Stray Cats. Bruce Springsteen made a surprise guest appearance at the club, joining the Stray Cats for a three-song set, the second song of which was the only known full Springsteen performance of BE-BOP-A-LULA.
BE-BOP-A-LULA was performed off-tour on 23 Jul 1982 at The Fast Lane in Asbury Park, NJ, with the Stray Cats.
A snippet of BE-BOP-A-LULA was used as an introduction to ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) once on 19 Mar 1977 in Lewiston, ME. See the live 19 Mar 1977 version of ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) for more details.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of BE-BOP-A-LULA on this website:
BE-BOP-A-LULA [Live 23 Jul 1982 version]