Live 10 Aug 1992 version
[Spoken intro:] Okay! We will now risk greatly! (chuckles) For we have never played this ever before! Are you ready to take some chance? Is there anybody to take some chances? Ah, what the fuck. But hey, it's only rock and roll.
Spread out now, Rosie, doctor come cut loose her mama's reins
You know playing blind man's bluff is a little baby's game
You pick up Little Dynamite, I'm gonna pick up Little Gun
Together we're gonna go out tonight and make that highway run
You don't have to call me lieutenant, ah, just don't call me Boss!
The only lover I'm ever gonna need's your soft sweet little girl's tongue
You're the one!
Dynamite's in the belfry, baby, playing with the bats
Little Gun's downtown in front of Woolworth's, trying out his attitude on all the cats
Papa's on the corner, waiting for the bus
Mama, she's home in the window, waiting up there for us
She'll be there in that chair 'til they wrestle her upstairs, you know we ain't gonna come
'Cause I ain't here on business, I'm only here for fun!
You're the one!
Rosalita, jump a little lighter
Senorita, come sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover, ain't no liar
Rosie, you're my stone desire
Yeah, Jack the Rabbit, Weak Knees Willie, you know they're gonna be there
Gonna be Sloppy Sue and Big Bones Billy, they'll be coming up for air
We're gonna play some pool
Yeah?
Skip some school
Yeah?
Act real cool
Yeah?
Stay out all night
It's gonna feel all right
Yeah, Rosie, come out tonight, baby, come out tonight
Windows are for cheaters, chimneys for the poor
Closets are for hangers, winners use the door
Yeah, that's it, yeah!
Rosalita, jump a little lighter
Senorita, come sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover, ain't no liar
Rosie, you're my stone desire
Well now, I know your mama, she don't like me 'cause I play in a rock and roll band
I know your papa, he don't dig me, he never did understand
Papa lowered the boom, locked you in your room
I'm coming to lend a hand
I want to liberate you, confiscate you, I want to be your man
Someday we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny
Now you're sad, mama's mad
(Your papa says he knows that I don't have any money)
Yeah, your (papa says he knows that I don't have any money)
Yeah, your (papa says he knows that I don't have any money)
This is his last chance to get his daughter in a fine romance
The record company, Rosie, just gave me a big advance!
My tires were slashed, I almost crashed, the Lord had mercy
My machine, she's a dud, out stuck in the mud somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
Now, hold on tight, stay up all night, Rosie, I'm coming on strong
By the time we meet the morning light, I will hold you in my arms
I know a pretty little place in Southern California down San Diego way, hey!
There's a café, where the guitars play all night and day
Well, you can see 'em in the back room strumming
Hold tight, baby, don't you know I'm coming
Everybody say!
Aaah!
Ah!
Rosalita, jump a little lighter
Senorita, come sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover, ain't no liar
Rosie, you're my stone desire
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!)
[Spoken outro:] Oh yeah! Oh yeah. Whoa! All right.
The above lyrics are for the live 10 Aug 1992 performance of ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ, during World Tour 1992-1993. The song was played in a full-band arrangement. The parts in bold are sung by the crowd. This was the only appearance of ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) on this tour.
This was the last of an eleven-night stand at Brendan Byrne Arena.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) on this website:
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Album version]