Live 25 Feb 2012 version
| [recording cut] | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | 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 | |
| Whoa! | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Hey, hey! |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Your mama, she don't like me 'cause I play in a rock and roll band |
| John Oeser: | I know your papa, he don't dig me, he never did understand |
| Crowd: | Your papa lowered the boom and locked you in your room |
| Bruce Springsteen: | I'm coming to lend a hand |
| I want to liberate you, confiscate you, I want to be your man | |
| Someday we'll | |
| John Oeser: | look back on this and it will all seem funny |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Oh, but now you're sad, your mama's mad |
| (And your papa says he knows that I don't have any money) | |
| (Papa says he knows that I don't have any money) | |
| (Your papa says he knows that I don't have any money) | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Tell him, this is his last chance to get his daughter in a fine romance |
| John Oeser: | Because the record company, Rosie |
| Springsteen and Oeser: | Just gave me a big advance |
| John Oeser: | My tires were slashed and I almost crashed, but the Lord had mercy |
| Bruce Springsteen: | My machine, she's a dud, out stuck in the mud somewhere in the swamps of Jersey! |
| John Oeser: | Hold on tight, stay up all night, 'cause Rosie, I'm comin' on strong |
| Bruce Springsteen: | By the time we meet the morning light you will hold me in your arms |
| John Oeser: | I know a pretty little place down in Southern California |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Down San Diego way |
| John Oeser: | There's a little café |
| Bruce Springsteen: | They play guitars all night and day |
| John Oeser: | Well, you can hear 'em in the back room strumming |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Hold tight, baby, don't you know daddy's coming |
| Everybody say | |
| (Ohhh!) | |
| John Oeser: | Rosalita, jump a little lighter |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Senorita, come sit by my fire |
| John Oeser: | I just want to be your lover, ain't no liar |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Rosie, you're my stone desire |
| Whoa! | |
| [recording cut] |
The above lyrics are for the live 25 Feb 2012 performance of ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) at The Press Room in Asbury Park, NJ, during a surprise appearance at a gig with Boccigalupe and the Badboys. The song was played in a full-band version. Only partial video footage is in circulation; the above lyrics are transcribed from that partial video.
This was a show to celebrate the life of Springsteen's longtime personal trainer Tony Strollo, who passed away on 07 Feb 2012 at age 40. After joining Tony's brother Michael for one song, Springsteen played a seven-song set backed by Boccigalupe and the Badboys.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
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ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Album version]