re: Your worst case of "oh is that what the lyric is"

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Very understandable from the Manfred Mann version. It’s like they intentionally used that pronunciation even though the actual Springsteen lyrics are as you wrote

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Exactly. Because their douche of a lead singer felt the need to put the SHH sound in the word deuce. Wrapped up like a deuce, revved up like a deuce, whatever. But when you say DOOSH for no reason then you are a douche. The lyrics are stupid enough as is.