Peter Pan pulled into neverland 
To see all that he could see
And the joy that he found on the west side of town
Made him forget about Tuskegee

Good lovin' and sufferin'
He learned to balance all the pleasure and pain
For a little small talk and a $50 walk
You could taste the sugar in his veins

(Hey little boy don't go back to Alabama
This is where you should stay
Underneath the white hot lights of New York City
Where everything is bright and gay)

The sailors all came at the sound of his name 
And the sight of his sweet tattoo
They said they cast their lines ten thousand times
But they never caught the likes of you

All the queers down at the Chelsea Piers
Worshiped at the young man's feet
They said he had the ‘bod’ of a real Greek God 
With a heavenly piece of meat

(Hey little boy don't go back to Alabama
This is where you should stay
Underneath the white hot lights of New York City
Where everything is bright and gay)

A short time later the phone operator 
Sent in a call from back home
His mama cried and cried cuz his daddy done died
And she didn't want to be left alone

Goodness me this cannot be
I have only just arrived
If I go back south, through word of mouth
I'm sure to be crucified

(Hey my boy come back to Alabama
I need you here with me
Please don't say that your life's so gay
You forgot your family)

{Bridge as Motown Break}
[Sometimes life is a diamond sparklin’ in the light
Sometimes it's a bad dream wakin’ you up in the middle of the night
Just keep on knockin’ ‘til somebody opens the door
So our hero opened up an all night diner down on Gansevort]

(Mama, mama forget Alabama
You know this is where we belong
Servin’ up eats and fine, fresh meat 
To the boys on the west side of town)

Mama's hominy grits were an instant hit
With the queens and the boys in drag
And Peter Pan carried out his plan 
Workin' as a waiter and a rent-a-fag

Keep on guessin' cuz there ain't no lesson
This is where we say farewell
Either way-Alabama or gay
Get out there and give 'em hell
I said, either way-Alabama or gay
Get out there and give 'em hell!!