KITTY'S BACK

Alternative version

Catlong sighs holdin' Kitty's black tooth
She left to marry some top cat, ain't it the cold truth
And there hasn't been a tally since Sally left the alley
Since Kitty left with Big Pretty things have got pretty thin yeah yeah
It's tight on this fence since them young dudes are musclin' in

Jack Knife cries cause Baby's in a bundle
She goes runnin' nightly, lightly through the jungle
And them tin cans are explodin' out of the ninety degree heat
Cat somehow lost his baby down on Bleeker Street
It's sad but it sure is true
Cat shrugs his shoulders, sits back and sighs
Ohhhh, what can I do, oh oh oh what can I do?
Ohhhh, what can I do, oh oh oh what can I do?

Catlong lies back bent on a trash can
Flashin' lights cut the night, dude in the 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 baby in the city pound*
So get right, get tight, get down

Here she comes walking back down the alley, she been out all weekend long*
She's all dressed up in her hot pants, she got on her spiked heels and a boy here she comes*
Kitty's back in town, Kitty's back in town, Kitty's back in town, Kitty's back in town
Kitty's back in town, Kitty's back in town, Kitty's back in town, Kitty's back in town
Cat knows Kitty's been untrue and 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
Oooh what can I do, ooh what can I do?
Oooh what can I do, ohh what can I do?
Oooh alright, ooh alright, ooh alright, ooh alright

This is an alternative version recorded on the same day (28 Jun 1973) with the album version at the 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, New York City, too.

Appearing on The Wild, The Innocent, And The E Street Shuffle, this is perhaps the closest Springsteen gets to the genre of jazz. This track has a real jazz club, swing feel to it, with lots of horns permeating the air. Like most of The Wild, The Innocent, And The E Street Shuffle catalogue, this song has been neglected on stage for many years.

* Lyrics that differ from the album version

Available on:

1. The Wild, The Innocent, And The E Street Shuffle (track 3)