Spirit in the Night [Hammersmith Odeon, London ’75]

Lyrics

[Intro] The night was dark The moon was yellow And the leaves came tumbling down [Verse 1] Crazy Janey and her mission man Were back in the alley tradin' hands 'Long came Wild Billy with his friend G-man All duded up for Saturday night [Verse 2] Billy slammed on his coaster brakes Said "Anybody wanna go on up to Greasy Lake?" About a mile down on the dark side of Route 88 I got a bottle of rose, let's try it!" [Pre-Chorus] We'll pick up Hazy Davy and Killer Joe And I'll take you all out to where the gypsy angels go They're built like light [Chorus] And they dance like spirits in the night, all night, all night Oh baby, don't know what they can do to you Spirits in the night, all night, in the night, all night Stand up now and let it shoot through you [Verse 3] Wild Billy was a crazy cat And he shook some dust out of his coonskin cap Cried, "Trust some of this, it'll show you where you're at Or at least it'll help you really feel it" [Verse 4] By the time we made it up to Greasy Lake I had my head out the window and Janey's fingers in the cake I think I really dug her, I was too loose to fake I said, "I'm hurt," she said, "Honey let me heal it" [Pre-Chorus 2] And we danced all night to a soul fairy band She kissed me just right like only a lonely angel can She felt just right [Chorus] Just as soft as a spirit in the night, all night, in the night, all night In the night baby don't know what she do to you Like a spirit in the night, all night, in the night Stand up now and let her shoot right through you [Verse 5] Now the night grew bright and the stars threw light On Billy and Davy dancin' in the moonlight We were down near the water in a stone mud fight Killer Joe passed out on the lawn [Verse 6] And this kid Hazy Davy got really hurt He crawled into the lake in just his socks and his shirt Me and Crazy Janey were makin' love in the dirt Singin' our birthday songs [Pre-Chorus 3] And Janey said "Hey little brother don't you think it's time now we go?" So we closed our eyes and said goodbye ("Where'd my hat go? Is my hat down here?") To gypsy angel row felt just right [Chorus] Together we moved like spirits in the night, all night, all night Baby, you don't know what it do to you Spirits in the night, all night, all night Stand up now and let it shoot right through you [Outro] Like a spirit in the night, all that night All that night, all that night All that night, all that night I got the spirit in the night I got the spirit in the night I got the sprit in the night Big man!