Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

Spread out now Rosie

Doctor come cut loose her mama's reins

You know playin' blind man's bluff

Is a little baby's game

You pick up Little Dynamite

I'm gonna pick up Little Gun

And together we're gonna go out tonight

And make that highway run

You don't have to call me lieutenant, Rosie

And I don't want to be your son

The only lover I'm ever gonna need's

Your soft sweet little girl's tongue

And Rosie you're the one

Dynamite's in the belfry baby, playin' with the bats

Little Gun's downtown in front of Woolworth's

Tryin' out his attitude on all the cats

Papa's on the corner, waitin' for the bus

Mama she's home in the window waitin' up for us

She'll be there in that chair when they wrestle her upstairs

'Cause you know we ain't gonna come

I ain't here on business baby, I'm only here for fun

And Rosie you're the one

Rosalita, jump a little lighter

Señorita, come sit by my fire

I just want to be your lover, ain't no liar

Rosalita, you're my stone desire

Jack the Rabbit and Weak Knees Willie

Don't you know they're gonna be there?

Ah Sloppy Sue and Big Bones Billie

They'll be comin' up for air

We're gonna play some pool

Skip some school, act real cool

Stay out all night, it's gonna feel alright

So Rosie, come out tonight

Oh baby, come out tonight

Windows are for cheaters, chimneys for the poor

Oh, closets are for hangers, winners use the door

So use it Rosie, that's what it's there for

Rosalita, jump a little lighter

Señorita, come sit by my fire

I just want to be your lover, ain't no liar

Rosalita, you're my stone desire, alright

Now I know your mama she don't like me

'Cause I play in a rock and roll band

And I know your daddy he don't dig me

But he never did understand

Your papa lowered the boom

He locked you in your room

I'm comin' to lend a hand

I'm comin' to liberate you, confiscate you

I want to be your man

Someday we'll look back on this

And it will all seem funny

But now you're sad, your mama's mad

And your papa says he knows that I don't

(Have any money)

Oh, your papa says he knows

(That I don't have any money)

Oh, so your daddy says he knows that I don't have

(Any money)

Well, tell him this is last chance

To get his daughter in a fine romance

Because a record company, Rosie

Just gave me a big advance

And my tires were slashed

And I almost crashed but the Lord had mercy

And my machine she's a dud out stuck in the mud

Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey

Well, hold on tight, stay up all night

'Cause Rosie I'm comin' on strong

By the time we meet the morning light

I will hold you in my arms

I know a pretty little place in Southern California

Down San Diego way

There's a little cafe where they play guitars

All night and all day

You can hear them in the back room strummin'

So hold tight baby

'Cause don't you know daddy's comin'

Everybody sing!

Rosalita, jump a little lighter

Señorita, come sit by my fire

I just want to be your lover, ain't no liar

Rosalita, you're my stone desire, oh yeah