Blinded by the Light lyrics

Madman drummers bummers

and Indians in the summer

with a teenage diplomat

In the dumps with the mumps

as the adolescent pumps

his way into his hat

With a boulder on my shoulder

feelin' kinda older

I tripped the merry-go-round

With this very unpleasing

sneezing and wheezing

the calliope crashed to the ground

Some all-hot half-shot

was headin' for the hot spot

snappin' his fingers clappin' his hands

And some fleshpot mascot

was tied into a lover's knot

with a whatnot in her hand

And now young Scott with a slingshot

finally found a tender spot

and throws his lover in the sand

And some bloodshot forget-me-not

whispers "Daddy's within earshot

save the buckshot, turn up the band"

And she was blinded by the light

cut loose like a deuce

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tight

but she'll make it alright

Some brimstone baritone

anti-cyclone rolling stone

preacher from the East

He says, "Dethrone the dictaphone

hit it in its funny bone

that's where they expect it least"

And some new-mown chaperone

was standin' in the corner all alone

watchin' the young girls dance

And some fresh-sown moonstone

was messin' with his frozen zone

to remind him of the feeling of romance

Yeah, he was blinded by the light

Cut loose like a deuce

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

He got down but he never got tight

but he's gonna make it tonight

Some silicone sister

with her manager's mister

told me I got what it takes

She said, "I'll turn you on, sonny

to something strong

if you play that song with the funky break"

And Go-Cart Mozart

was checkin' out the weather chart

to see if it was safe to go outside

And little Early-Pearly

came by in her curly-wurly

and asked me if I needed a ride

Oh, some hazard from Harvard

was skunked on beer

playin' backyard bombardier

Yes, and Scotland Yard was trying hard

they sent some dude with a calling card

he said, "Do what you like, but don't do it here"

Well, I jumped up, turned around

spit in the air, fell on the ground

and asked him which was the way back home

He said, "Take a right at the light

keep goin' straight until night

and then, boy, you're on your own"

And now in Zanzibar, a shootin' star

was ridin' in a side car

hummin' a lunar tune

Yes, and the avatar said, "Blow the bar

but first remove the cookie jar

we're gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon"

And some kidnapped handicap

was complainin' that he caught the clap

from some mousetrap he bought last night

Well, I unsnapped his skull cap

and between his ears I saw a gap

but figured he'd be all right

He was just blinded by the light

Cut loose like a deuce

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun

Oh, but Mama, that's where the fun is

I was blinded (repeat and fade out)

• Artist:Bruce Springsteen
• Album:Greetings from Ashbury Park (1973)