Song title: Jole Blon
(Choates, York) by Harold Choates Goldstar) (or Waylon Jennings?), 1946
Jole Blon
Jole Blon, you're my flower
You're my darling, you're my sunshine
I love you, I adore you
I promise to be true
Over here in the shadows
I will be waiting, I will
When I hear you're voice I rejoice
I save my love for you
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
Jole Blon, you're an angel
Can I tell you how I love you?
In the spring I swear we will be married
I'm waiting still for you
When your hair turns to silver
I will still call you my flower
Jole Blon I'll still love you
I'll save my love for you
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
We will go away from this city
We will go back girl, to our home
I swear some day I will take you
'Cause so far away we have roamed
And the bells they will ring
From the mountain to the valley
On the banks of the river
There you will be my bride
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
Sha la la, sha la la
This song has never been published on any official release.
First known live performance: 05/06/1981 Wembley Arena, London ,GB
Last known live performance: 21/02/2017 AMI Stadium, Christchurch ,New Zealand
Song 'history':
Studio recordings have surfaced from the THE RIVER sessions, but the song was not used for that album.
Played during the River tour (17 times)
It only saw the light 3 times in the whole 1982-1984 period, during which Bruce played, with various small groups or guesting, in a number of bars and small clubs of the New Jersey area
One only rendering for this song in the Human Touch tour (26/06/1993 Madison Square Garden, New York,NY ,USA)
Played only a couple of times in the whole Working on a Dream tour (12/09/2009 Ford Amphiteatre, Tampa,FL ,USA and 15/11/2009 Bradley Center, Milwaukee,WI ,USA)
Just 3 shots during the Wrecking Ball tour
One only performance during the High Hopes tour (15/02/2014 AAMI Park, Melbourne ,Australia)
Two only renderings for this song in the 2016 The River tour (27/06/2016 Ullevi Stadium, Goteborg ,Sweden and 31/07/2016 Stadium Letzigrund, Zurich ,Switzerland)
Performed 3 times during the 2017 Summer tour
The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database