KITTY'S BACK

Live 08 Dec 2001 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
It's sad, but it sure is true
Cat shrugs his shoulders, sits back and sighs
Oh, what can I do?
Whoa, oh, what can I do?
Oh, what can I do?
Ooh, ooh, what can I do?

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 'round
Cat somehow lost his Kitty down in the city pound
So get right, get tight, get down

Who's that calling down the alley?
She's been gone so long
Ooh, I missed you, baby
I missed you so bad
(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, 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
Yeah, 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?
Oh, oh, what can I do?
Oh, what can I do?
Oh, oh, what can I do?
Bust it!

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, well, it's all right
Everybody, now
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, well, it's all right)
Yeah, everybody, now
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, well, it's all right)
Oh, everybody, now
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, well, it's all right)
Big Man!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (all right, well, it's all right)
Say that thing one time!
(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)
(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)

Kitty's back! Don't trust that thing!

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 08 Dec 2001 performance of KITTY'S BACK at Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ, during the last of the five 2001 Asbury Park holiday shows. The song was played in a full-band arrangement, with Springsteen backed by The Max Weinberg 7, plus Clarence Clemons on saxophone, Danny Federici on organ, Nils Lofgren on guitar, Garry Tallent on bass, and the Redheaded Women (Patti Scialfa, Soozie Tyrell, and Lisa Lowell) on backup vocals.

Ticket stub for the 08 Dec 2001 show at Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

Bruce Springsteen performed five Asbury Park holiday shows in 2001 (01, 04, 06, 07, and 08 December). These concerts were billed as "Bruce Springsteen with The Max Weinberg 7 and Friends", with The Max Weinberg 7 serving as the house band, and Springsteen bringing guests on and off the stage throughout the shows.

Credits

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.

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