<BGSOUND src="tunes/classicnycs.mp3"> Billy he's down by the railroad tracks Sittin' low in the back seat of his Cadillac Diamond Jackie, she's so intact As she falls like an angel beneath him Jackie's heels are stacked Billy's got cleats on his boots Together they're gonna boogaloo down Broadway And come back home with the loot It's midnight in Manhattan, this is no time to get cute It's a mad dog's promenade So walk tall or don'tcha walk at all Fish lady, oh my fish lady, fish lady, fish lady She baits them tenement walls She don't take corner boys They got no money and they're so easy Come along mama take my arm, waltz with me down Broadway Take my hand little girl and move with me down Broadway, yeah Girl, I'm a young man, and I'm walkin real proud Hey Babe, I'm talkin real loud for ya Shake away your city, shake away your rotten. Shake away your city life, Oh Jackie, shake away your street life And hook it up. The boys whisper, "Hook it up" They whisper, "Hook up to the night train" "Hook up to the silver train" "Hook up to the night train" Oh, hook it up, Oh Jackie, hook it up Ah Baby, hook up, Ah hook it up But I know she won't take the train, (no, she won't take the train) No she won't take the train, (no she won't take the train) No she won't take the train, (no she won't take the train) She's afraid them tracks are gonna slow her down And when she turns around I'll be gone Baby, so long, sometimes you gotta walk on Hey vibes man, hey jazz man, down in the alley, Oh, play me your serenade Any deeper blue and you're playin' in your grave Save your notes, now don't spend 'em now Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the sharp boy Straight for the church note ringin' Hey vibes man sting a trash can Listen to your junk man Ah listen to your junk man Listen to your junk man Listen to your junk man He's singin', he's singin', he's singin' All dressed up in satin, walkin' down the alley Singin' he's singin', singin', singin', singin' Come on, come on, come on Jackie, come on, come on Watch out Jackie ~Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band ~ Back
Billy he's down by the railroad tracks Sittin' low in the back seat of his Cadillac Diamond Jackie, she's so intact As she falls like an angel beneath him Jackie's heels are stacked Billy's got cleats on his boots Together they're gonna boogaloo down Broadway And come back home with the loot It's midnight in Manhattan, this is no time to get cute It's a mad dog's promenade So walk tall or don'tcha walk at all Fish lady, oh my fish lady, fish lady, fish lady She baits them tenement walls She don't take corner boys They got no money and they're so easy Come along mama take my arm, waltz with me down Broadway Take my hand little girl and move with me down Broadway, yeah Girl, I'm a young man, and I'm walkin real proud Hey Babe, I'm talkin real loud for ya Shake away your city, shake away your rotten. Shake away your city life, Oh Jackie, shake away your street life And hook it up. The boys whisper, "Hook it up" They whisper, "Hook up to the night train" "Hook up to the silver train" "Hook up to the night train" Oh, hook it up, Oh Jackie, hook it up Ah Baby, hook up, Ah hook it up But I know she won't take the train, (no, she won't take the train) No she won't take the train, (no she won't take the train) No she won't take the train, (no she won't take the train) She's afraid them tracks are gonna slow her down And when she turns around I'll be gone Baby, so long, sometimes you gotta walk on Hey vibes man, hey jazz man, down in the alley, Oh, play me your serenade Any deeper blue and you're playin' in your grave Save your notes, now don't spend 'em now Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the sharp boy Straight for the church note ringin' Hey vibes man sting a trash can Listen to your junk man Ah listen to your junk man Listen to your junk man Listen to your junk man He's singin', he's singin', he's singin' All dressed up in satin, walkin' down the alley Singin' he's singin', singin', singin', singin'
Come on, come on, come on Jackie, come on, come on
Watch out Jackie
~Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band ~
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