Live 16 Jul 1994 version
| Bruce Springsteen: | Oh, yeah! |
| Are we ready? | |
| Are you really ready? | |
| Southside Johnny: | We... |
| Southside Johnny: | Here, now! |
| We're havin' a party, yeah | |
| Everybody's swingin', now | |
| We're dancin' to the music, baby | |
| On the radio (whoo, ooh, ooh, ooh) | |
| So listen, Mister DJ | |
| Keep those records playin' (records playin') | |
| 'Cause I'm havin' such a good time (ah) | |
| Dancin' with my baby | |
| All: | We're havin' a party |
| Everybody's swingin' | |
| Dancin' to the music | |
| On the radio | |
| The Cokes are in the icebox | |
| The popcorn's on the table (popcorn, baby) | |
| Me and my baby | |
| Are out here on the floor | |
| All: | We're havin' a party |
| Everybody's swingin', yeah | |
| Dancin' to the music | |
| On the radio | |
| So listen, Mister DJ | |
| Keep those records playin' | |
| 'Cause I'm havin' such a good time | |
| Dancin' with my baby | |
| Southside Johnny: | I know everybody's swingin' |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Dancin' to the music, yeah |
| Southside Johnny: | If you take requests, yeah |
| Southside and Springsteen: | I got a few for you |
| Play that one called "Soul Twist" | |
| Play that one called "I Know" | |
| Don't forget "Sue Me" | |
| No other songs will do | |
| All: | We're havin' a party |
| Everybody's swingin' | |
| Dancin' to the music | |
| On the radio | |
| So listen, Mister DJ | |
| Keep those records playin' | |
| 'Cause I'm havin' such a good time | |
| Dancin' with my baby | |
| Southside Johnny: | Ah, ah, ah, ah |
| I wanna bring four court lawyers down here tonight. | |
| Yeah, we're drawin' the heat tonight, all this shit tonight, 'cause we're going way over curfew, we're gonna pay some fines. | |
| So support the Stone Pony, we need to care, fine? | |
| Otherwise, we're in trouble. | |
| Ah, ah, ah, ah | |
| All: | We're havin' a party |
| Everybody's swingin' | |
| Dancin' to the music | |
| On the radio | |
| So listen, Mister DJ (DJ) | |
| Keep those records playin' (records playin') | |
| 'Cause I'm havin' such a good time | |
| Dancin' with my baby | |
| (Let's go!) | |
| All: | We're havin' a party |
| Everybody's swinging | |
| Dancin' to the music | |
| On the radio | |
| So listen, Mister DJ | |
| Keep those records playin' | |
| 'Cause I'm havin' such a good time | |
| Dancin' with my baby | |
| All: | (We're havin' a party) |
| (Everybody's swingin') | |
| (Dancin' to the music) | |
| (On the radio) | |
| So listen, Mister DJ | |
| Keep those records playin' | |
| 'Cause I'm havin' such a good time | |
| Dancin' with my baby | |
| 'Cause I'm havin' such a good time | |
| Dancin' with my baby | |
| 'Cause I'm havin' such a good time | |
| Dancin'... | |
| Southside Johnny: | With... |
| With my baby | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Sing it! |
| All: | All right, baby, it's all right, baby, it's all right, baby, it's all right, baby, it's all right, baby, it's all right, all right, it's all right, it's all right |
| Bruce Springsteen: | [Bruce:] Goodnight! |
| All: | [All:] It's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right |
| Bruce Springsteen: | [Bruce:] Thank you, everybody, we gotta go! |
| All: | [All:] It's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right |
| Southside Johnny: | Even if this is a Jersey bar, we're still in trouble, baby! |
| Southside Johnny: | Thank you, goodnight, everybody, we love you! |
The above lyrics are for the live 16 Jul 1994 performance of HAVING A PARTY at The Stone Pony Tent in Asbury Park, NJ, with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.
This was The Stone Pony's twentieth anniversary celebration. Bruce Springsteen, along with Max Weinberg, Patti Scialfa, and Jon Bon Jovi, joined Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes onstage for a seven-song set, the last song of which was the show-closing HAVING A PARTY.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of HAVING A PARTY on this website:
HAVING A PARTY [Live 30 May 1976 version]