HAVING A PARTY

Live 16 Jul 1994 version


Bruce Springsteen:Oh, yeah!
Are we ready?
Are you really ready?

Southside Johnny:We...

Southside Johnny:Here, now!
We're havin' a party, yeah
Everybody's swingin', now
We're dancin' to the music, baby
On the radio (whoo, ooh, ooh, ooh)
So listen, Mister DJ
Keep those records playin' (records playin')
'Cause I'm havin' such a good time (ah)
Dancin' with my baby

All:We're havin' a party
Everybody's swingin'
Dancin' to the music
On the radio
The Cokes are in the icebox
The popcorn's on the table (popcorn, baby)
Me and my baby
Are out here on the floor

All:We're havin' a party
Everybody's swingin', yeah
Dancin' to the music
On the radio
So listen, Mister DJ
Keep those records playin'
'Cause I'm havin' such a good time
Dancin' with my baby

Southside Johnny:I know everybody's swingin'
Bruce Springsteen:Dancin' to the music, yeah
Southside Johnny:If you take requests, yeah
Southside and Springsteen:I got a few for you
Play that one called "Soul Twist"
Play that one called "I Know"
Don't forget "Sue Me"
No other songs will do

All:We're havin' a party
Everybody's swingin'
Dancin' to the music
On the radio
So listen, Mister DJ
Keep those records playin'
'Cause I'm havin' such a good time
Dancin' with my baby

Southside Johnny:Ah, ah, ah, ah
I wanna bring four court lawyers down here tonight.
Yeah, we're drawin' the heat tonight, all this shit tonight, 'cause we're going way over curfew, we're gonna pay some fines.
So support the Stone Pony, we need to care, fine?
Otherwise, we're in trouble.
Ah, ah, ah, ah

All:We're havin' a party
Everybody's swingin'
Dancin' to the music
On the radio
So listen, Mister DJ (DJ)
Keep those records playin' (records playin')
'Cause I'm havin' such a good time
Dancin' with my baby
(Let's go!)

All:We're havin' a party
Everybody's swinging
Dancin' to the music
On the radio
So listen, Mister DJ
Keep those records playin'
'Cause I'm havin' such a good time
Dancin' with my baby

All:(We're havin' a party)
(Everybody's swingin')
(Dancin' to the music)
(On the radio)
So listen, Mister DJ
Keep those records playin'
'Cause I'm havin' such a good time
Dancin' with my baby
'Cause I'm havin' such a good time
Dancin' with my baby
'Cause I'm havin' such a good time
Dancin'...
Southside Johnny:With...
With my baby
Bruce Springsteen:Sing it!

All:All right, baby, it's all right, baby, it's all right, baby, it's all right, baby, it's all right, baby, it's all right, all right, it's all right, it's all right
Bruce Springsteen:[Bruce:] Goodnight!
All:[All:] It's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right
Bruce Springsteen:[Bruce:] Thank you, everybody, we gotta go!
All:[All:] It's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right
Southside Johnny:Even if this is a Jersey bar, we're still in trouble, baby!

Southside Johnny:Thank you, goodnight, everybody, we love you!

Page last updated: 23 Oct 2011

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 16 Jul 1994 performance of HAVING A PARTY at The Stone Pony Tent in Asbury Park, NJ, with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.

This was The Stone Pony's twentieth anniversary celebration. Bruce Springsteen, along with Max Weinberg, Patti Scialfa, and Jon Bon Jovi, joined Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes onstage for a seven-song set, the last song of which was the show-closing HAVING A PARTY.


Ticket stub for the 16 Jul 1994 show at The Stone Pony Tent, Asbury Park, NJ
[Taken from Brucebase]

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