Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Springsteen
Lead Vocals
Steven Van Zandt
Acoustic Guitar
Roy Bittan
Piano
Clarence Clemons
Saxophone
Garry Tallent
Bass Guitar
Max Weinberg
Drums
Danny Federici
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Springsteen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bruce Springsteen
Producer
Steven Van Zandt
Producer
Jon Landau
Producer
Chuck Plotkin
Producer
John Davenport
Assistant Engineer
Jeff Hendrickson
Assistant Engineer
Bruce Lampcov
Assistant Engineer
Billy Straus
Assistant Engineer
Zoe Yanakis
Assistant Engineer
Toby Scott
Recording Engineer
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
(Woo)
(Yeah-ooh)
[Verse 2]
Drivin' into Darlington County
Me and Wayne on the Fourth of July
Drivin' into Darlington County
Lookin' for some work on the county line
[Verse 3]
We drove down from New York City
Where the girls are pretty but they just wanna know your name
Drivin' into Darlington City
Got a union connection with an uncle of Wayne's
[Verse 4]
We drove eight hundred miles without seein' a cop
We got rock and roll music blastin' off the T-top
[Verse 5]
Singin', sha-la-la, sha-la-la, la, la
Sha-la-la, la, la-la, la (Hey, yeah)
Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, la, la
Sha-la-la, la, la-la, la
[Verse 6]
Hey, little girl, stand on the corner
(Hey) Today's your lucky day for sure, alright
Me and my buddy, we're from New York City
We got two hundred dollars, we wanna rock all night (Oh, yeah)
[Verse 7]
Well girl, you're lookin' at two big spenders
Why, the world don't know what me and Wayne might do
Our pa's each own one of the World Trade Centers
For a kiss and a smile, I'll give mine all to you
[Verse 8]
Well, come on, come on baby, take a seat on the fender
It's a long night and tell me, what else were you gonna do?
Just me and you
[Verse 9]
We could, sha-la-la, sha-la-la, la, la
Sha-la-la, la, la-la, la
Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, la, la
Sha-la-la, la, la-la, la (Aw, yeah)
[Verse 10]
Little girl, sittin' in the window
Ain't seen my buddy in seven days, play it, boys
County man tells me the same thing
He don't work and he don't get paid
[Verse 11]
Little girl, you're so young and pretty
Oh, walk with me and you can have your way
And we'll leave this Darlington City
For a ride down that Dixie Highway
[Verse 12]
Drivin' out of Darlington County
I seen the glory of the comin' of the Lord
Drivin' out of Darlington County
Seen Wayne handcuffed to the bumper of a state trooper's Ford
[Verse 13]
Woo, ra-la-la, la-la-la, la, la (Ooh, yeah)
Sha-la-la, la, la-la, la (Big man)
Ra-la-la, la-la-la, la, la (Play that saxophone)
La-la-la, la, la-la, la (Aw, come on)
[Verse 14]
Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, la, la
Sha-la-la, la, la-la, la
Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, la, la
Sha-la-la, la, la-la, la (Come on)
[Verse 15]
Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, la, la
Sha-la-la, la, la-la, la (Baby, baby, bye-bye, woo)
Sha-la-la, la-la-la, la, la
Na-na-na, yeah, one more time, woo (Sing, oh, come on, come on)
[Verse 16]
La-la-la, la-la-la, la, la
Sha-la-la, la, la-la, la (Hey, yeah, hey, yeah)
Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, la, la
(Anyone) Sha-la-la, la, la-la, la (La-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la)
Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, la, la (Woo-hoo)
Sha-la-la, la, la-la, la (Oh)
Written by: Bruce Springsteen