Jacob's Ladder

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Track 7 of We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, 2006. Traditional.

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Credits

• We Shall Overcome:The Seeger Sessions (2006)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Sam Bardfeld: violin
  • Art Baron: tuba
  • Frank Bruno: guitar, backing vocals
  • Jeremy Chatzky: double bass
  • Mark Clifford: banjo
  • Larry Eagle: drums, washboard
  • Charles Giordano: Hammond B3 organ, piano, accordion
  • Lisa Lowell: backing vocals
  • Ed Manion: saxophone
  • Mark Pender: trumpet, backing vocals
  • Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg: trombone, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
  • Soozie Tyrell: violin, backing vocals

Performances

Performed live 63 times (not including snippet performances). 2006-11-21 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2006-11-19 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland 2006-11-18 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland 2006-11-17 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland 2006-11-14 Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England 2006-11-12 Wembley Arena, London, England 2006-11-11 Wembley Arena, London, England 2006-11-09 NEC Arena, Birmingham, England 2006-11-07 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium 2006-11-06 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany 2006-10-30 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden 2006-10-29 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 2006-10-28 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2006-10-25 Pabellón Deportivo, Santander, Spain 2006-10-24 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 2006-10-22 Plaza De Toros De Granada, Granada, Spain 2006-10-21 Estadi Ciutat De València, València, Spain 2006-10-19 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain 2006-10-13 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2006-10-12 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany 2006-10-10 PalaLottomatica, Rome, Italy 2006-10-08 PalaMaggiò, Caserta, Italy 2006-10-07 Arena Santa Giuliana, Perugia, Italy 2006-10-05 Arena Di Verona, Verona, Italy 2006-10-04 Villa Manin, Udine, Italy 2006-10-02 PalaIsozaki, Turin, Italy 2006-10-01 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy 2006-06-25 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 2006-06-24 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 2006-06-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2006-06-20 Tweeter Center At The Waterfront, Camden, NJ 2006-06-19 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY 2006-06-17 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI 2006-06-16 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 2006-06-14 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2006-06-13 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL 2006-06-11 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2006-06-10 Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA 2006-06-06 Sleep Train Pavilion, Concord, CA 2006-06-05 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 2006-06-03 Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZ 2006-05-31 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN 2006-05-30 Germain Amphitheater, Columbus, OH 2006-05-28 Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA 2006-05-27 Tweeter Center For The Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA 2006-05-21 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden 2006-05-20 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 2006-05-17 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 2006-05-16 Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2006-05-14 Pavelló Olímpic De Badalona, Barcelona, Spain 2006-05-12 DatchForum, Milan, Italy 2006-05-10 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2006-05-09 LSO St. Luke's, London, England 2006-05-08 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England 2006-05-07 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England 2006-05-05 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland 2006-04-30 New Orleans Fair Grounds, New Orleans, LA 2006-04-26 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2006-04-25 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2006-04-25 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2006-04-24 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2006-04-20 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 0 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 0 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 56 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 2 known other show(s), plus 4 public tour rehearsal(s).

Multiples

Performed multiple times during the following shows:

• 2006-04-25 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

Released on Album

Released on We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006).

A live version is released on Live In Dublin (2007) (recorded November 18, 2006).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 3 official live downloads:

• 2006-11-11 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 2006-10-10 PalaLottomatica, Rome, Italy
• 2006-04-30 New Orleans Fair Grounds, New Orleans, LA

On The Tracks

JACOB'S LADDER V1a		uncirculating
JACOB'S LADDER V1b	5:28	2006 video mix
JACOB'S LADDER V1c	4:25	WSO

Note: Recorded on January 21, 2006 at the third of the three Seeger Sessions. Some elements, including Art Baron's tuba and Charles Giordano's organ and piano, were overdubbed later. The video of the song's recording included on the the DVD side of the DualDisc release runs about one minute longer than the album version.

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^{Studio Sessions: The Seeger Sessions}

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Lyrics

Jacob's Ladder

We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
Yeah we're brothers, sisters, all

Every rung goes higher and higher
Every rung goes higher and higher
Every rung goes higher and higher
We are brothers, sisters, all

Come on with me now!

Every new rung just, just makes us stronger
Every new rung just, just makes us stronger
Every new rung just, just makes us stronger
Yeah we are brothers, and sisters, all

Alright!

Alright, come on horn section!
Get ready, go!

Alright, enough!

Yeah we are climbing Jacob's ladder
Yeah we are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are brothers, sisters, and all

Alright, party time!

We are climbing higher and higher
Yeah we are climbing higher and higher
Yeah we are climbing higher and higher
Yeah we are brothers, and sisters, and all

Alright!
Alright!

We are climbing, climbing Jacob's ladder
Yeah we are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are brothers, sisters, and all

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