Tom Waits - Jersey girl (lyrics on clip)

The theme is Shalala :-) , and I also uploaded a lyrics-on-slideshow clip for Bruce Sprinsteen’s version: Waits said in a 1980 interview that, “I never thought I would catch myself saying ’sha la la’ in a song ... This is my first experiment with ’sha la la.’ Jersey Girl first appeared on the album Heartattack and Vine (1980) You’ll find more of my videos for Tom Waits’ songs via Slideshow by Rapunzzl I do not claim to own the music or most of the pictures I used, I just put things together like this Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use“ for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use lyrics got no time for the corner boys, down in the street makin’ all that noise, don’t want no whores on eighth avenue, cause tonight i’m gonna be with you. cause tonight i’m gonna take that ride, across the river to the jersey side, take my baby to the carnival, and i’ll take you on all the rides, sing sha la la la la la sha la la la. down the shore everything’s alright, you with your baby on a saturday night, don’t you know that all my dreams come true, when i’m walkin’ down the street with you, sing sha la la la la la sha la la la. you know she thrills me with all her charms, when i’m wrapped up in my baby’s arms, my little angel gives me everything, i know someday that she’ll wear my ring. so don’t bother me cause i got no time, i’m on my way to see that girl of mine, nothin’ else matters in this whole wide world, when you’re in love with a jersey girl, sing sha la la la la la la. and i call your name, i can’t sleep at night, sha la la la la la la
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