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And this old family waltzes in
I miss Alabamy once again
Big wheels keep on turning, Laramie home to see my kin
Big wheels keep on turning, carry me home to see my kin
Boom boom boom
Ooh ooh ooh
C'mon Pop, don't let it stop there
OR
Smile Pop, don't let it stop there
My Montgomery's got the answer
Does your conscience barbeque?
Does your conscience bother you?
Ed O'Neil put it down
Yeah old Neil put it down
I wonder if anyone else misheard it this way.
Hey Birmingham, they love a cobbler
In Birmingham they loved the governor
I heard Onea put her down
Well, I hope you young will remember
Southern men don't need him 'round any house.
I heard old Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don't need him around anyhow.
I hope Fiona will remember
I hope Neil Young will remember
I hope New York will remember
I hope Neil Young will remember.
I hope Rihanna will remember
I hope Neil Young will remember
I hope when we're young, we'll remember.
I hope Neil Young will remember.
I hope when we're young, we'll remember.
I hope Neil Young will remember.
I hope you young will remember
A southern man don't need him down and out.
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don't need him around anyhow.
I hope you young will remember
A southern man don't need to be down and out.
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don't need him around anyhow.
I hope you young will remember
I hope Neil Young will remember
I miss my family once again
And I think it's the same, yes.
I miss Alabamy once again
And I think it's a sin, yes.
I miss ol' family once again and I think it's a sin
I miss ole 'bamy once again and I think it's a sin
I like my words better!
I miss the whole family once again
I miss Alabama once again
I said, 'A man don't need him around anyhow.'
A southern man don't need him around anyhow
I like my words better!
In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor. Fool Fool Fool!
In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor, boo-hoo-hoo
I like my words better!
In Birmingham they robbed a lug nut.
In Birmingham they loved the Governor.
In Birmingham they robbed the governor
In Birmingham they loved the governor
In Birmingham, they had the gun run (boom, boom, boom).
In Birmingham, they loved the Governor (ooh ooh ooh).
In Birmingham, they love begonias
In Birmingham, they love the govenor
In Birmingham, they love the Governor.(Oooh, oooh, oooh)
We all live, white people too
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
In Birmingham, they love the Governor.(Oooh, oooh, oooh)
We all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
In Birmingham, they love the gun now (boom, boom, boom).
In Birmingham, they love the Governor (oo, oo, oo).
In Birmingham, they love their Gumbo.
In Birmingham, they loved the Governor.
In Birmingham, they love to drum, now.(Oooh, oooh, oooh)
We all did what we could do
Whether gay, it does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
In Birmingham, they love the Governor.(Oooh, oooh, oooh)
We all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
In Birmingham, they love to go nuts
In Birmingham, they loved the Governor.
In Birmingham, they loved the Gold Rush
In Birmingham, they loved the governor
In Birmingham, they loved the bungalow
In Birmingham, they love the governor
In Birmingham, they robbed a gum truck.
In Birmingham, they loved the Governor.
In Birmingham, they want to call us
In Birmingham, they loved the governor
In burning hands I feed you gum nuts.
In Birmingham, they loved the Governor.
Miss m'whole family once again, and I think it's a sin.
I miss Alabamy once again
And I think it's a sin, yes.
Muscle Schultz has got the swamp bus.
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
My - going g**d***
My Montgomery's got the answer
Montgomery's always got the answer
or
My pop is flowin' goddamn
or
My pop is flowin' goddamn
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
Not my doughnuts goddamn!
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
Now Marvin Gaye does not bother me.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Now Muscle Schultz has got the Swampers.
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Now Muscle Shoals got the karma.
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Now Muscle Shoals has got the smallpox
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Now Muscle Shoals has got the swampless
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
Now Muscle Shoals has got the swampuss.
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Now Muscle Shoals is kind o' swampless
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
I like my words better!
Now Muscles Schultz has got the swampblood.
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Now Mussel Shoals has got the swamp-ass
Now Mussel Shoals has got the swampers
Now Mussel Shoals they have the swamp gas
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
Now Russel Schultz has got the swamp nuts
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Now Russell Crowe has the swamp foot.
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Now Russell Schultz he got the swamp bus
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Now Russell Stover's come to Starbucks
Now Muscle Shoal has got the swampers
Now muscle shoals have got the swamp dust. Boo Boo Boo
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Now muscle shows he's going to swamp us.
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Now muscle shows who's got the swamplust
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Now mussel shells has got the swamp hooked.
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
Now one armed Gabe does not bother me
Now, Watergate does not bother me
Now one gay doesn't bother me
Does your conscience barbecue?
Now, Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Now we all did for a week or two
Now we all did what we could do
Now what I gain does not bother me
Now Watergate does not bother me
Now what they did does not bother me.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
The real lyrics are actually anti-racist, challenging the listener's conscience concerning the role he played in supporting or opposing the civil rights movement (everyone did one or the other; hence 'we all did what we could do'). They also distance the singer from Nixon by denying 'guilt by association.' The misheard lyrics would endorse racist behavior, given that they would condone then-segregationist George Wallace and those in Birmingham who 'love' him as mentioned in previous lines. Big difference.
Now when I'm gay, it does not bother me.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Now, Mother Nature does not bother me
Now, Watergate does not bother me
Now, Solarcaine does not bother me
Now, Watergate does not bother me
One more gay doesn't bother me.
Watergate doesn't bother me.
Singin' songs about the subway
I miss my whole family once again
Singin' songs about the southland
I miss Alabamy once again.
Singin' songs about the subway
Signin' songs about the southland
Singin' songs about the subway
Singin' songs about the Southland
Singing songs about the Subway
Singing songs about the Southland
Singing songs about the Subwest.
Singing songs about the Southland.
Singing songs about the south flag
Singing songs about the south land
Singing songs about the subway.
Singing songs about the Southland.
Singing songs about the subway
I miss Albany once again, and I think it's a sin, yea.
Singing songs about the Southland
I miss Alabamy once again, and I think it's a sin.
Sleep tight, Alabama
Sweet Home Alabama
Smile, Pop. Don't let it stop there.
My Montgomery's got the answer
Smile, pop. Don't let it stop there.
My Montgomery's got the answer.
We all have a grandma
or
Swing home, Dalai Llama
or
Smokin week in a Rambla
or
Smokin week in a Rambla
Sweet Home Alabama
Street side Alabama
Sweet Home Alabama
Sweat home, Mama Jama
Sweet home, Alabama
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are Baloo
or
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are smooth
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are blue.
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are screwed.
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are blue.
Sweet home has a grandma.
Sweet home, Alabama
Sweet home hour power
Sweet Home Alabama
Sweet home mama-jamma
Sweet Home Alabama
Sweet home of a llama
Sweet home Alabama
Sweet home, I'm a llama.
Sweet home Alabama
Sweet home, Mama, Mama!
Sweet home, Alabama!
Sweet home, a banana
Sweet home, Alabama
Swing home, Alan Trammell.
Sweet home, Alabama
That man's a Chauvinist, goddamn sir
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
That muscle shoulders' given the Swamp Boss.
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
The oatmeal young will remember.
I hope Neil Young will remember.
The one-eyed gay doesn't bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth!
Now, Watergate doesn't bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth
This ol' band here wants his skin,
And I think it's a sin.
I miss 'ole' 'bamy once again
And I think it's a sin
Well I heard Miss Dion sing about her.
Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her.
Well I'm just a young Silver Dollar.
Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her.
Well I'm just a young singer 'bouter
Well, her dog needle put her down.
Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her
Well, I heard old Neil put her down.
Well I'm just a young singer-bobber.
Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her.
Well Warner Gates was not fond of me,
Was your father fond of you?
Watergate does not bother me,
Does you conscience bother you?
Well mussel shoals has got the swamp bus
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
Well, I heard Mr. DeYoung sing about her
or
Well, I heard Ernest Young sing about her
or
Well, I heard Ernest Young sing about her
Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A Southern man don't need him around, and how.
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A Southern man don't need him around anyhow.
Well, I'm just a young sing-abouter
Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her
What I gave does not bother me.
or
A one armed gay does not bother me.
Watergate does not bother me.
When Home Depot will remember
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember.
Where the skies are screwed
Where the skies are so blue
Where the skies are smooth
Where the skies are so blue
Where the skies are soothe
Where the skies are so blue
Where the stars are so blue
Where the skies are so blue
William Scott wants you.
Where the skies are so blue
Yeah old Neil put her down
I heard old Neil put it down
Eminem's,
"Sweet Home, Alabama"
'Cuz I live alone in a mailer son
I'm comin' on to u.
'Cuz I live at home in a trailer
Mom, I'm comin' home to you.
From the '8 Mile' original soundtrack.