DOWN THE ROAD APIECE

Version 1

If you wanna hear some Boogie, then I know the place
It's just an old piano and a knocked out bass
The drummer man's a guy they call eight beat Mac
You remember Doc and old Beat Me Daddy Slack
Mammy's sellin' chicken fried in bacon grease
Well come along with me boys it's just down the road a piece

Now there's a place you really get your kicks
It's open every night about twelve to six
If you wanna hear some boogie then you'll get your fill
Puts the eight beat to you like an old steam mill
Come along with me boys 'fore they lose their lease
It's just down the road, down the road apiece

Written by Raye and originally performed by Merril E. Moore. Version 2 is a little bit longer and different.

There are three known live performances of the song during the Bruce Springsteen Band period:
- 10 Jul 1971 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
- 23 Jul 1971 at Lincoln Center, Damrosch Park, New York, NY
- 04 Feb 1972 at The Backdoor Club, Richmond, VA

The next known performance was 23 years later on 09 Oct 1995 at Cafe Eckstein, Berlin ,Germany, with Wolfgang Niedecken And His Leopardefellband. Also performed that year in small clubs with Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers:
- 17 Oct 1995 at The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ
- 18 Oct 1995 at Tramps Night Club, New York, NY
- 19 Oct 1995 at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
- 20 Oct 1995 at Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA
- 21 Oct 1995 at Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA
- 24 Oct 1995 at Park West, Chicago, IL

Four more performances:
- 02 Mar 1998 at Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, with Joe Grushecky
- 06 Nov 1998 at CLUB 251, West Palm Beach, FL, with Clarence Clemons
- 03 Nov 2000 at The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ, with Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers
- 17 Jul 2004 at The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ, with Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers