Live 24 Sep 2002 version
I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
It's gonna be good!
I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
They got a crazy little woman there, I'm gonna get me some
Come on man!
I'll be standing on the corner, Twelfth Street and Vine
Yeah I'll be standing on the corner down Twelfth Street and Vine
With my Kansas City baby, my bottle of Kansas City wine
Well, I might take a train, I might take a plane
But if I gotta walk, I'm gonna get here just the same
I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
They got a crazy little woman there, and I'm gonna get my one
Aah, don't you know yeah, come on Steve!
Play that down tone!
Turn that thing up Clarence!
Whoa!
Big man on the big horn, come on Steven!
??? man ???!
Well if I don't meet a woman, you know I'm gonna die
Got to find a brand new baby and that's the reason why
I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
They got some crazy little women there, and I'm gonna get me one
Ah let's get down the ???!
Well, I might take a train, I might (crowd: take a plane)
But if (crowd: I gotta walk, I'm gonna get here just the same)
Ahh!
Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
They got some crazy little women there, and I'm gonna get me one
I wanna thank everybody for coming out tonight, thank you Kansas City!
We're coming back!
I'm not sure when, but we're coming back!
We'll figure it out!
Alright!
Let's go for a free ???!
Hey hey hey hey! (crowd: Hey hey hey hey)
Hey baby! (crowd: Hey baby)
Bye bye bye bye! (crowd: Bye bye bye bye)
So long, so long! (crowd: So long, so long)
They got some crazy little women there, and I'm gonna get me one
Well maybe two!
Keep going boys!
Alright!
So long, so long! (crowd: So long, so long)
Bye bye, bye bye! (crowd: Bye bye, bye bye)
Follow me man!
They got some crazy little women there, and I'm gonna get me one
Come on Steve!
Come on Nils!
So long! (crowd: So long, so long)
Bye bye, bye bye! (crowd: Bye bye, bye bye)
So long, so long! (crowd: So long, so long)
Bye bye, bye bye! (crowd: Bye bye, bye bye)
They got some crazy little women there, and I'm gonna get me one
Ah, come on Max!
So long, so long! (crowd: So long, so long)
Bye bye, bye bye! (crowd: Bye bye, bye bye)
Hey hey hey hey! (crowd: Hey hey hey hey)
Hey baby! (crowd: Hey baby)
Bye bye, bye bye! (crowd: Bye bye, bye bye)
So long, so long! (crowd: So long, so long)
They got some crazy little women there, and I'm gonna get me one
Come on Nils!
Hey hey hey hey! (crowd: Hey hey hey hey)
Hey baby! (crowd: Hey baby)
Bye bye, bye bye! (crowd: Bye bye, bye bye)
So long, so long! (crowd: So long, so long)
They got some crazy little women there, and I'm gonna get me one
Jon Landau on the guitar!
The mysterious Jon Landau!
Let's go again!
Hey hey hey hey! (crowd: Hey hey hey hey)
Hey baby! (crowd: Hey baby)
Come on, come on! (crowd: Come on, come on)
Bye bye, bye bye! (crowd: Bye bye, bye bye)
They got some crazy little women there, and I'm gonna get me one
The above lyrics are for the live 24 Sep 2002 performance of KANSAS CITY at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO, during The Rising Tour. The song seemed unrehearsed and was a lengthy version that featured the band walking off the stage singing the "bye bye" refrain while Roy Bittan was left alone playing piano for about five minutes. Springsteen and band then snuck up stage right behind Roy Bittan and they resumed. Jon Landau had a guitar when the band came back on stage, and he joined Springsteen at the microphone for a verse, but he didn't sing.
List of available versions of KANSAS CITY on this website:
KANSAS CITY [Live 19 Nov 1984 version]