Live 03 Nov 2010 version
Catlong lies 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
It's sad, but it sure is true
Cat shrugs his shoulders, 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?
Come on, band!
Catlong lies back bent on a trash can
Flashing lights cut the night, dude in white says he's the man
Well, you better learn to move fast when you're young or you're not long around
Cat somehow lost his Kitty down in the first city pound
Get right, get tight, get down
Ah...
All right!
Who's that coming down the alley?
She's been gone so long
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 come
Come on, Max!
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
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?
Whoa, oh, what can I do?
Oh, what can I do?
Whoa, oh, what can I do?
Ah, bring it down now, let's hear it, let's hear the next bit!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
Let's hear the people sing, come on!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
A little bit louder, now
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
Come on, sax man!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
Ah, let's hear the horns, now!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, well, it's all right)
Swing that thing!
Kick it, Max!
The above lyrics are for the live 03 Nov 2010 performance of KITTY'S BACK at Beacon Theatre in New York City, NY, during the fourth (2010) annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit. The song was played in a unique version backed by The Max Weinberg Big Band and Roy Bittan.
Bruce Springsteen played a three-song set during the benefit concert: OPEN ALL NIGHT, KITTY'S BACK, and IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND. His guitar was auctioned during the event and realized $140,000 for the Bob Woodruff Foundation.
Stand Up For Heroes is an annual benefit organized by the Bob Woodruff Foundation to raise money for injured U.S. servicemen, veterans, and their families. Robert "Bob" Warren Woodruff is an American television journalist. He was the newly appointed co-anchor of ABC World News Tonight when on 29 Jan 2006, while reporting on U.S. and Iraqi security forces in Iraq, he was critically injured by a roadside bomb that struck his vehicle. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and spent 36 days in a medically induced coma. He was not expected to survive, but he recovered and started the Bob Woodruff Foundation, a non-profit helping other Americans who were similarly wounded in war.
Bruce Springsteen has been appearing on almost all of the annual benefits since they started in 2007, playing a handful of songs each time and offering for auction one of his guitars or motorcycles to benefit the foundation.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of KITTY'S BACK on this website:
KITTY'S BACK [Album version]