Spirit in the Night Songtext
von Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

Crazy Janey and her mission man
Were back in the alley, tradin′ hands
'Long came Wild Billy with his friend G-Man
All duded up for Saturday night

Well, Billy slammed on his coaster brakes
And said, "Anybody wanna go to Greasy Lake?"
It′s a mile down on the dark side of Route 88
I got a bottle of rosé, let's try it

We'll pick up Hazy Davy and Killer Joe
And I′ll take you all out to where the Gypsy Angels go
They′re built like light
And they dance like spirits in the night

All night!
You don't know what they can do to ya
Spirits in the night (all night), in the night (all night)
Stand right up now and let ′em shoot through ya


Wild Billy was a crazy cat
And he shook some dust out of his coonskin cap
He said, "Trust some of this, it'll show you where you′re at
Or at least, it'll help you to feel it"

By the time we made it up to Greasy Lake
My head was out the window, Janey′s finger's in the cake
I think I really dug her, I was too loose to fake
I said, "I'm hurt," she said, "Honey, let′s heal it"

And we danced all night to a soul fairy band
And she kissed me just right like a lonely angel can
She felt so nice
Just as soft as a spirit in the night

All night!
Janey don′t know what she do to ya
Spirits in the night (all night), in the night (all night)
Stand right up and let her shoot through ya

Spirits in the night, in the night
Spirits in the night, all night
Spirits in the night, in the night
Spirits in the night, all night


Now, the night was bright and the stars threw light
On Billy and Davy dancin' in the moonlight
Down near the water in a stone mud fight
Killer Joe passed out on the lawn

Hazy Davy got really hurt
He ran into the lake in just his socks and a shirt
Me and crazy Janey′s makin' love in the dirt
Singin′ our birthday songs

Janey said it was time to go
So we closed our eyes and said goodbye
To Gypsy Angel Row, felt so right
Together we moved like spirits in the night

All night!
You don't know what they can do to ya
Spirits in the night (all night), all night (all night)
Stand right up now and let ′em shoot through ya

Spirits in the night, all night
You don't know what they can do to ya
Spirits in the night, all night
Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Spirits in the night, all night
Spirits in the night, all night
Spirits in the night
Spirits in the night