SOMETHING YOU GOT^©

Live 09 Mar 1974 version

Well it's something that you got babe
Make me work all day -- now don't comment!
Hey, something that you got little girl
Makes me bring all my pay
Something you got little baby
What it is I don't know, no I don't know
But I said a ha ha, I said a ho ho
I love her so

??? something that you got girl
Makes your man work like a dog
Something you got little babe
Make me coming home sweating dirty like a hog
Yeah something you got little girl
What it is I don't know, no I don't know
But I said a ha-ha ha, and a ho-ho ho
I love her so
Ah make ??? on the accordion!

[Accordion instrumental]

Saxophone!

[Saxophone instrumental]

Now here we go!
It's something that you got babe
Something that you got, make me work all day
Something that you got, it's something you got little girl
Something that you got, make me bring home all my pay
Something that you got
It's something that you got little baby
What it is I don't know, no I don't know
But I said a ha ha, and a ho ho
I love it so

One more time
It's something that you got girl
Something that you got, it's something that you got
Something that you got, it's something you got little girl
Something that you got
Well it's something that you got, something that you got
It's something you got little baby
What it is I don't know, no I don't know
But I said a ha ha, I said a ho ho
I said a ha-ha ha, I said a ho-ho ho
I said a ha ha, I said a ho ho
I just love it so
Alright

Page last updated: 10 Feb 2007

Written and originally recorded by New Orleans R&B singer and songwriter Chris Kenner in 1961, and released in 1966 on his LP Land Of 1000 Dances, on the Atlantic Records label (check out Chris Kenner original version. The song was covered by several artists, including Van Morrison with Them on their 1966 album, Them Again. Some see that Bruce Springsteen's rendition of the song is inspired by Van Morrison's version.

There are 5 known Bruce Springsteen performances of the song:

• Feb 1972 at The Backdoor Club, Richmond, VA, with the Bruce Springsteen Band.
• 18 Jul 1973 at Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY
• 20 Oct 1973 at Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, NH
• 09 Mar 1974 at KLOL Studios, Houston, TX
• 10 Mar 1974 at Liberty Hall, Houston, TX

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed an 8-song set during a lenghty radio broadcast for KLOL FM, which took place on the afternoon of 09 Mar 1974 at KLOL Studios, Houston, TX. The set included an acoutic SOMETHING YOU GOT to which the above lyrics refer. The complete broadcast is circulating in excellent quality on several mainstream bootlegs, including:

• The Lost Radio Show (Kiss The Stone Records)
• The Lost Radio Show (Red Line / Post Script)
• The Lost Radio Show (Whoopy Cat Records)
• The Lost Radio Show Remastered (Pablo Records)