Lyrics to
Alberta #1

This version of Alberta #1 was released by Bob Dylan in 1970.

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Alberta, let your hair hang low, Alberta, let your hair hang low
I’ll give you more gold than your apron can hold
If you’ll only let your hair hang low.

Alberta, what’s on your mind, Alberta, what’s on your mind ?
You keep me worried and bothered all of the time
Alberta, what’s on your mind ?

Alberta, don’t you treat me unkind, Alberta, don’t you treat me unkind ?
Oh my heart is sad because I want you so bad
Alberta, don’t you treat me unkind ?

Alberta, let your hair hang low, Alberta, let your hair hang low
I’ll give you more gold than your apron can hold
If you’ll only let your hair hang low.

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About Lyrics and Alberta #1 by Bob Dylan

The lyrics to Alberta #1 are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Bob Dylan used when the song was created in 1970. The lyrics to Alberta #1 have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Bob Dylan and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Alberta #1 by Bob Dylan. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Alberta #1" means the words set to the music of Alberta #1, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bob Dylan. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Alberta #1 and the lyrics to Alberta #1 are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bob Dylan who came here looking just for the lyrics to Alberta #1, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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