Live 12 Dec 2006 version
One, two, three, four!
Crazy Janey and her mission man were back in the alley tradin' hands
'Long came Wild Billy with his friend G-Man, duded up for Saturday night
Billy slammed on his coaster brakes
Anybody wanna go on up to Greasy Lake?
'Bout a mile down on the dark side of route eighty-eight
I got a bottle of rose, let's try it
We'll pick up Hazy Davy and Killer Joe, I'll take you all out to where the gypsy angels go
Built like light
Ooh, and they'd dance like spirits in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Baby don't you know, do to you
Like a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Stand up now and let it shoot through you
Well, Wild Billy was a crazy cat, and he shook some dust out of his coonskin cap
Cried, "Trust some of this, it'll show you where you're at, at least it'll help you really feel it"
By the time we made it up to Greasy Lake, had my head out the window; Janey's fingers in the cake
I think I really dug her; I was too loose to fake
Said, "I'm hurt," she said, "Honey, let me heal it"
We danced all night to a soul fairy band
She kissed me just right like only a lonely angel can
Felt just right, just as sweet as a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Baby don't know what it do to you
Like a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Stand up and let it shoot right through you
Oh yeah, darling
(Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
The night was bright, the stars threw light on Billy and Davy
Dancin' in the moonlight
They were down near the water in a stone mud fight
Killer Joe gone passed out on the lawn
Now, Hazy Davy got really hurt, he ran into the lake in just his socks and a shirt
(Me and Crazy Janey was makin' love in the dirt, singin' our birthday song)
Then Janey said, "Baby, it's time to go"
We closed our eyes and (said goodbye to gypsy angel row)
To gypsy angel row, felt so right
Together we moved like spirits in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Baby don't know what it do to you
Like a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Stand up and let it shoot right through you
Like a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night
Yeah, baby, that's right
Spirit in the night
Spirit in the night
Spirit in the night
[Spoken outro:] Bobby Bandiera and his orchestra!
The above lyrics are for the live 12 Dec 2006 performance of SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ, during "The Bobby Bandiera All Star Holiday Concert". The song was played in a guitar-driven, full-band version featuring Springsteen backed by Bobby Bandiera's Rock And Soul Revue, plus a number of members of the Jukes creating a huge horn section. The parts in bold are sung by the crowd.
Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance at the show, billed "The Bobby Bandiera All Star Holiday Concert", closing the event with a 35-minute/6-song set.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT on this website:
SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT [Album version]