Jersey Girl - Tom Waits

http://www.songfacts.com/detai... waitsGot no time for the corner boys, down in the street makin all that noise,Dont want no whores on eighth avenue, cause tonight Im gonna be with you.Cause tonight Im gonna take that ride, across the river to the jersey side,Take my baby to the carnival, and Ill take you on all the rides, sing sha laLa la la la sha la la la.Down the shore everythings alright, you with your baby on a saturday night,Dont you know that all my dreams come true, when Im walkin down the streetWith you, sing sha la la la la la sha la la la.You know she thrills me with all her charms, when Im wrapped up in myBabys arms, my little angel gives me everything, I know someday that shellWear my ring.So dont bother me cause I got no time, Im on my way to see that girl ofMine, nothin else matters in this whole wide world, when youre in love withA jersey girl, sing sha la la la la la la.And I call your name, I cant sleep at night, sha la la la la la la.Jersey GirlbyTom WaitsAlbum: Heart Attack And Vine Released: 1980Songfacts: Waits wrote it about his new wife, Kathleen. He was getting over a 2-year relationship with Rickie Lee Jones when she came into his life and "saved him." Waits now has a new wife. No word on what state she is from. (thanks, John - Los Angeles, CA)Bruce Springsteen covered this song in concert on many occasions. He started performing it at a series of shows in 1981 at the new Meadowlands arena in New Jersey. Even though he did not write this, Springsteen feels the character is the same guy from his earlier songs "Sandy" and "Rosalita," who has now grown up and got the Jersey Girl.Springsteen released this as the B-side of "Cover Me" in 1984. Two years later, he used the same version, taken from a show at The Meadowlands, on his boxed set Live 1975-1985. This is one of the few cover songs Springsteen released. Usually it was other artists performing his songs.In 1981, Waits joined Springsteen on stage for this at a show in Los Angeles.

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