Live 29 Apr 2003 version
Catlong sighs holding Kitty's black tooth
She left to marry some top cat, ain't it the cold truth
There hasn't been a tally since Sally left the alley
Since Kitty left with Big Pretty things have got pretty thin
It's tight on this fence since them young dudes are muscling in
Jack Knife cries 'cause baby's in a bundle
She goes running nightly, lightly through the jungle
Them tin cans are exploding out in the ninety-degree heat
Cat somehow lost his baby down on Bleecker Street, yeah!
Well, it's sad, but it sure is true
Cat shrugs his shoulders, sit back and sighs
Oh, what can I do?
Oh, oh, what can I do?
Oh, what can I do?
Oh, oh, what can I do?
All right!
We gotta go!
Okay!
Catlong lies back bent on a trash can
Flashing lights cut the night, dude in white says he's the man
You better learn to move fast when you're young or you're not long around
Cat somehow lost his Kitty down in the city pound
Get right, get tight, get down
Who's that coming down the alley?
She's been gone so long
Here she comes, now (here she comes, here she comes, here she comes)
Yeah, here she comes, now
La, da, da, da, da (here she comes)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
Here she comes, (here she comes)
Here she comes, here she comes
Here she comes, here she comes
Kitty's back in town (here she comes, now)
Kitty's back (oh, oh, all right)
Kitty's back in town (here she comes, now)
Kitty's back (oh, oh, all right)
Kitty's back in town (here she comes, now)
Kitty's back (oh, oh, all right)
Kitty's back in town (here she comes, now)
Kitty's back (oh, oh, all right)
Cat knows his Kitty's been untrue
That she left him for a city dude
But she's so soft, she's so blue
When he looks into her eyes
He just sits back and sighs
Oh, what can I do?
Oh, oh, what can I do?
Oh, what can I do?
Oh, oh, what can I do?
Oh, what can I do?
Tell me, what can I do?
Oh, what can I do?
All right, now, everybody sing it, then
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
Oh, sing it here, now
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
Ooh, ya, ba, ba, ya, ba, ba, ya, ba, ba, sing it
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
Oh, sing it here, now
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
Little bit louder
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
Oh, one more time, now
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, yes, it's all right)
Let's hear that saxophone, now!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
I said
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right) A little bit louder!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
Yeah, a little bit louder
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
Let's hear the horns! Play!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
Bring it up!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right)
Kitty's back!
[Spoken outro:] The Max Weinberg Seven!
The above lyrics are for the live 29 Apr 2003 performance of KITTY'S BACK at Count Basie Theatre in Asbury Park, NJ, during "The Hope Concert" benefit. The song was played in a full-band version, with Bruce Springsteen backed by the Max Weinberg 7, plus Bobby Bandiera on guitar.
The 29 Apr 2003 show at Count Basie Theatre, billed "The Hope Concert", was a benefit for Robert Bandiera Jr., son of Bobby Bandiera, who suffers from a rare neurological disorder and requires full time care. Along with Bobby Bandiera and his band, the concert featured Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Gary U.S. Bonds, The Max Weinberg 7, Southside Johnny, and others.
Bobby Bandiera is a New Jersey guitarist and songwriter whose relationship with Bruce Springsteen dates back to the early eighties, when Bandiera was the front man of Cats On A Smooth Surface. The band was throughout the eighties the house band at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. They backed Springsteen on drop-in appearances mostly at The Stone Pony but also at other clubs around the Jersey Shore. Bandiera was reportedly considered for the guitarist position in the E Street Band for the Born In The U.S.A. Tour in 1984 when Steve Van Zandt left the band, but this position went to Nils Lofgren. Bandiera joined Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes in 1985, and continued to perform with Springsteen at various off-tour shows, including club appearances, benefit concerts, and Holiday shows. Bandiera remains one of Springsteen's most frequent non-E Street Band musical mates.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
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KITTY'S BACK [Album version]
