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Alabama Song

Lyrics and music by Kurt Weil and Bertolt Brecht

 

VERSE (*whiskey*)
  Oh, show *me/us/us* the way to the next *whiskey* bar
  Oh, don't ask why
  *No/Oh/No*, don't ask why
  For we must find *the/our/the* next *whiskey* bar
  Or if we don't find *the/our/the* next *whiskey* bar
  I tell you we must die
  I tell you we must die
  I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die

CHORUS (*whiskey*)
  Oh, Moon of Alabama,
  it's time to say good-bye
  We've lost our good ol' mama,
  and must have *whiskey*, oh, you know why

CHORUS (*whiskey*)

VERSE (*little dollar*)

CHORUS (*dollar*)
CHORUS (*dollar*)

VERSE (*little girl*)
CHORUS (*little girl*)

Oh, Moon of Alabama
it's time to say auf Wiedersehen 
We've lost our good ol' mama
and must have little girl, oh, you know why
You know why
You know why
Made famous by The Doors from a song originally written by Kurt Weill and performed by Lotta Lenya. Bowie added and changed various stanzas in his version.