Home demo
Hey little girl with the red dress on
There's a party tonight down in Memphis town
I'm going down there if you need a ride
Come on, come on, let's go tonight
How many men have found their dreams denied
Well they walk down the street with death in their eyes
And now the man on the radio says Elvis Presley died
Come on, come on, let's go tonight
Ha ha ha...
Well now some came to witness and some came to weep
They stood together as they waited outside the gates ??? in the heat
Brought together forever in the promise of an endless sleep
Come on, come on, let's go
Hey little girl with the red dress on
I wanna dance, I wanna dance, I wanna dance
Whoa! Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa whoa!
Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa whoa!
The above lyrics are for a home demo take of COME ON (LET'S GO TONIGHT) recorded, according to Brucebase, around late March or early April 1981 at Springsteen's home in Colts Neck, NJ. This take features some different lyrics and would soon evolve into JOHNNY BYE-BYE.
This home demo take of COME ON (LET'S GO TONIGHT) can be found on the Fistfull Of Dollars (E. St. Records) [track 20] bootleg. Bootleggers have erroneously listed the song under the title "Bye Bye Johnny".
List of available versions of COME ON (LET'S GO TONIGHT) on this website:
COME ON (LET'S GO TONIGHT) [Official studio version]