[BAND] Amsterdam, spring sunshine Amsterdam, spring sunshine Ahhh [NARRATOR] So now let's jet the scene of the crime Touch down in once upon a time As Plasticland gives way To a new world born today Amsterdam, spring sunshine And the vibe is alive and the girls look fine He sits in a cafe, like Baldwin in the day Day-glo walls, incense air Lounging 'round in velvet chairs So glad he took the trip Out the slaveholder's grip He knew his destiny was looming And an epiphany was blooming And the lost was gonna get profound And the real was about to go down And he saw that this whole journey through the bowels of the middle-class coon show had led him to this single moment of utter crystalline clarity For the Real was to be revealed Right here in this very venue! [YOUTH] There's Hashish on the menu! [CHORUS] Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh! [RENATA] Like another coffee while you make up your mind? [YOUTH] Thank you, yes, excuse me, I'm still startled by the sign [CHRISTOPHE] This one's free, man, it's on me you don't have to pay [RENATA] How's about a sample of the special of the day? This your first time? [YOUTH] Does it show? I'm like an ice cube gone to melt [RENATA] I hope you find yourself at home [YOUTH] I like the cards that I've been dealt [JOOP] And how's your mind? [YOUTH] Oh, it's blown It's a vibe I've never felt [RENATA] Welcome to Amsterdam! Amsterdam! I'm your flight attendant, Miss Renata Holiday Welcome to Amsterdam! Amsterdam! And I welcome you most happily to our little cafe [CHRISTOPHE] Now if you think you're dreaming Pinch yourself and look around Miracles are commonplace When you're on holy ground [JOOP] Some worship our hoes Some kneel before our hash [RENATA] Some pray to our Van Goghs All yours for a little cash Only in- [CHORUS/BAND] Amsterdam Amsterdam [RENATA] If we seem too happy It's because we truly are [CHORUS/BAND] Welcome to Amsterdam Amsterdam [RENATA] And we've found the meaning of life Right here inside this bar [CHORUS/BAND] Amsterdam Amsterdam [JOOP] The enlightened aren't frightened We let untamed spirits roam [CHORUS/BAND] Amsterdam Amsterdam [CHRISTOPHE] But we're the freedom experts, man So don't try this at home! [CHORUS/BAND] Amsterdam Amsterdam [RENATA] While there ain't no witch or a yellow brick road [MARIANNA] It's an Emerald City after two bong loads! [CHORUS/BAND] Amsterdam Amsterdam [CHRISTOPHE] You can trip all day 'till your mind just melts [JOOP] Makes Berkeley look like the bible belt! [CHORUS/BAND] Amsterdam Amsterdam Wooo! [NARRATOR] The pilgrim made some progress and was pleased he'd gone forth [YOUTH] I done broke my chains and escaped to the North [NARRATOR] He was gonna meet his destiny Before he met his Maker, yeah [YOUTH] King James Baldwin Queen Josephine Baker! [NARRATOR] They blazed his trail when they stepped outta line [YOUTH] They owned Paris and Amsterdam gonna be mine! [NARRATOR] He was born again See it real as it happened [YOUTH] Oh, halleluiah! I'm standing on the promised land! [NARRATOR] It was like they been expectin' him Like they knew he was on the way Those casually enlightened regulars At the Headquarters Café, yeah
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