pˈæmələ spɹˈɪŋstiːn wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn fɹˈiːhoʊld tˈaʊnʃɪp, nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi, tʊ ɐdˈɛl ˈæn nˈeɪ zɛɹˈɪli, ɐ lˈiːɡəl sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv ɪtˈæliən ˈænsɛstɹi, ænd dˈʌɡləz fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk "dˈʌtʃ" spɹˈɪŋstiːn, hˌuː wʌz ʌv dˈʌtʃ ænd ˈaɪɹɪʃ ˈænsɛstɹi, ænd wˈɜːkt æz ɐ bˈʌs dɹˈaɪvɚ.
Pamela Springsteen was born in Freehold Township, New Jersey, to Adele Ann (née Zerilli), a legal secretary of Italian ancestry, and Douglas Frederick "Dutch" Springsteen, who was of Dutch and Irish ancestry, and worked as a bus driver.