Alabama Lyrics
John Coltrane
Lyrics
sweet home alabama
:lynard skynard
big wheels keep on turning
carry me home to see my kin
singing songs about the southland
i miss alabamy once again
and i think its a sin, yes
well i heard mister young sing about her
well, i heard ole neil put her down
well, i hope neil young will remember
a southern man don't need him around anyhow
sweet home alabama
where the skies are so blue
sweet home alabama
lord, i'm coming home to you
in birmingham they love the governor
now we all did what we could do
now watergate does not bother me
does your conscience bother you
tell the truth
sweet home alabama
where the skies are so blue
sweet home alabama
lord, i'm coming home to you
here i come alabama
now muscle shoals has got the swampers
and they've been known to pick a song or two
lord they get me off so much
they pick me up when i'm feeling blue
now how about you
sweet home alabama
where the skies are so blue
sweet home alabama
lord, i'm coming home to you
sweet home alabama
oh sweet home baby
where the skies are so blue
and the governor's true
sweet home alabama
lordy
lord, i'm coming home to you
yea, yea montgomery's got the answer
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Song & Lyrics Facts
John Coltrane's "Alabama" was released in 1963 on the album Live at Birdland. The song was written by John Coltrane and his band, which includes McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass) and Elvin Jones (drums).
The lyrics of this powerful piece are a tribute to four young girls who were killed in an infamous church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. This moving composition is a testament to John Coltrane’s ability to create music that speaks to both the heart and mind.