Neil Young

Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown [Live]

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C'mon baby let's go downtown let's go, let's go, let's go downtown,
C'mon baby let's go downtown let's go, let's go, let's go downtown

Walk on, talk on, baby tell no lies,
Don't you be caught with a tear in your eye,
Sho' 'nuff they'll be selling stuff when the moon begins to rise,
Pretty bad when you're dealing with the man and the light shines in your eyes.

C'mon baby let's go downtown, let's go, let's go, let's go downtown,
C'mon baby let's go downtown, let's go, let's go, let's go downtown.

Snake eyes, french fries, and I got lotsa gas,
Full moon and a jumpin' tune now you don't have to ask,
Sho' 'nuff they'll be selling stuff when the moon begins to rise,
Pretty bad when you're dealing with the man and the light shines in your eyes,
Pretty bad when you're dealing with the man and the light shines in your eyes,
Pretty bad when you're dealing with the man and the light shines in your eyes.

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by greendreamer

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This song first appeared on Crazy Horse's first album, which was made without Neil Young's participation, though it did include one Young song (Dance, Dance , Dance). The studio version of C'mon Baby... on that album is much tamer than the live one on Tonight's the Night; it's kind of jaunty and lighthearted while the TtN version is a powerhouse blast of electric rock that sounds especially vital in contrast to the solo drug-weary musings of Borrowed Tune when it's heard in the original album sequence.

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