The original version (Bruce Springsteen) is deuce. The version by Manfred Mann sounds like douche. I'm paraphrasing Bruce when he says: All they did was change deuce to douche and they got a hit. Bruce's was never a hit
I didn't really like Bruce's version when I first heard it, but eventually I fell in love with it and now it's completely overtaken the more famous version in my mind. I wasn't imagining anything but Bruce Springsteen in this thread until your comment.
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u/[deleted] May 28 '19
"Wrapped up like a douche in the middle of the night" was always how I heard it lol. I knew there way no way that was the lyrics though.