Jimmy wrote it. It's was cut out originally, and became the "LOST VERSE" only to be played here and there at live concerts once in a while. And Hobbits version is not quite right....
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Damn, I could of owned that sopranino! And yes, Jimmy is good at loose. He is very good at messing with his own lyrics. Funny thing, he makes quite a few mistakes at concerts. Early in his career it was probably 'cuz he was high, now he's just having senior moments. But the cool thing about it, when he makes a mistake (coming in early on a verse, singing the wrong verse, etc...) he leaves it in the live recordings. Something wonderfully confident about that.Well, he sure did squeeze it in.
But it still scans wrong with the rest the verses.
I suppose if you've done the same song for all these years you can get all sorts of loose with it. Long Island cuties, girls from the Jersey shore, etc. Don't get me wrong, I like loose, and he's got no trouble in the entertainment department. Not to mention he writes a hella good book.
I just try to sand and file my lyrics down to the point that all verses scan the same (or all bridges, choruses, etc.). Hearing folk mashing all sorts of extra syllables in grates on me a bit.
(And ya shoulda waited to post the link 'til after you got a firm bet out of me.
