Jeannie Needs A Shooter Lyrics

Jeannie Needs A Shooter lyrics

(Bruce Springsteen and Warren Zevon)
I was born down by the river where the
dirty water flows
And the cold wind cut through me; it cut right through my
clothes
And the anger and the yearning, like fever in my veins
Set the
fire burning
She came down from Knightstown with her hands hard from the
line
From the first time I laid eyes on her I know that she'd be mine
Her
father was a lawman--he swore he'd shoot me dead
'Cause he knew I wanted
Jeannie and I'd haver her like I said
Jeannie needs a shooter
Shooter
like me
Jeannie needs a shooter
Jeannie needs a shooter
Shooter on her
side
Jeannie needs a shooter
We met down by the river on the final day in
May
And when I leaned down to kiss her, she did not turn away
I drew out
all my money and together we did vow
To meet that very evening, and get away
somehow
Jeannie needs a shooter
Shooter like me
Jeannie needs a
shooter
Jeannie needs a shooter
Shooter on her side
Jeannie needs a
shooter
The night was cold and rainy down by the borderline
I was riding
hard to meet her when a shot rang out behind
As I lay there in the darkness
with a pistol by my side
Jeannie and her father rode off into the
night
Jeannie needs a shooter