Alabama
Neil Young * Track #8 On Harvest
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Alabama by Neil Young
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A protest song in the vein of Young’s other hits, Ohio and especially Southern Man, this track discusses the changing political and social landscape of the 1960’s in America, in reference to the state of Alabama (the setting of such works as To Kill a Mockingbird), and especially the Civil Rights Mo...
Alabama Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh, Alabama
The devil fools with the best laid plan
Swing low, Alabama
You got the spare change, you got to feel strange
And now the moment is all that it meant
[Chorus]
Alabama, you got the weight on your shoulders
That's breaking your back
Your Cadillac has got a wheel in the ditch
And a wheel on the track
[Verse 2]
Oh, Alabama
Banjos playing through the broken glass
Windows down in Alabama
See the old folks tied in white robes
Hear the banjo, don't it take you down home?
[Chorus]
Alabama, you got the weight on your shoulders
That's breaking your back
Your Cadillac has got a wheel in the ditch
And a wheel on the track
[Verse 3]
Oh, Alabama
Can I see you and shake your hand?
Make friends down in Alabama
I'm from a new land, I come to you and
See all this ruin, what are you doing?
[Outro]
Alabama, you've got the rest of the Union
To help you along
What's going wrong?
Alabama Q&A
Who wrote Alabama's ?
Alabama was written by Neil Young.
Who produced Alabama's ?
Alabama was produced by Neil Young & Elliot Mazer.
When did Neil Young release Alabama?
Neil Young released Alabama on Tue Feb 01 1972.