Song title: Rag mama rag
( Robbie Robertson) by The Band 1969
Rag mama rag
Rag, mama, rag, I can't believe it's true
Rag, mama, rag, what did you do?
I crawled up to the railroad track
Let the 4:19 scratch my back
Shag, mama, shag, now what's come over you?
Rag, mama, rag, I'm pulling out your gag
Gonna turn you loose like an old caboose
Got a tail I need to drag
I ask about your turn-on
You ask about the weather
Now I can't jump the hurdle and
We can't get together
We could be relaxing in my sleeping bag
But all you wanna do for me mama is
Rag, mama, rag, there's nowhere to go
Rag, mama, rag, come on, resin up the bow
Rag, mama, rag, where do you roam?
Rag, mama, rag, get your skinny little body back home
Well it's dog-eat-dog, and cat-eat-mouse
You can rag-mama-rag all over my house
Hail stones beating on the roof
The bourbon is a hundred proof
It's you and me and the telephone
Our destiny is quite well-known
We don't have to celebrate
All we gotta do is rag, mama, rag, mama, rag
Rag, mama, rag, where do you roam?
Rag, mama, rag, get your skinny little body back home. Notes:
These lyrics refer to the original version, Bruce rendering is surely different in many points.
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 30/05/2006 Germain Amphitheatre, Columbus,OH ,USA during the Seeger sessions tour
- 31/05/2006 Verizon Amphitheatre, Indianapolis,IN ,USA during the Seeger sessions tour
- 03/06/2006 Glendale Arena, Phoenix,AZ ,USA during the Seeger sessions tour
- 06/06/2006 Concord Pavillion, San Francisco,CA ,USA during the Seeger sessions tour
- 10/06/2006 Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA ,USA during the Seeger sessions tour
- 11/06/2006 Xcel Arena, Saint Paul,MN ,USA during the Seeger sessions tour
- 14/06/2006 Bradley Center, Milwaukee,WI ,USA during the Seeger sessions tour
- 17/06/2006 DTE Energy Center, Detroit,MI ,USA during the Seeger sessions tour
- 20/06/2006 Camden Tweeter Waterfront Amphitheater, Philadelphia,PA ,USA during the Seeger sessions tour
- 02/10/2006 Palaisozaki, Turin ,Italy during the Seeger sessions tour
- 05/10/2006 Arena, Verona ,Italy during the Seeger sessions tour
- 08/10/2006 Palamaggio, Caserta ,Italy during the Seeger sessions tour
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database
First known live performance: 30/05/2006 Germain Amphitheatre, Columbus,OH ,USA
Last known live performance: 08/10/2006 Palamaggio, Caserta ,Italy
Song 'history':
12 perfomances were given during the The Seeger Session tour
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database