David Bowie's handwritten Jean Genie lyrics sold for £57,000

David Bowie’s handwritten “The Jean Genie” lyrics sell at auction for over $68,000

The handwritten lyrics to David Bowie's 1972 Aladdin Sane single "The Jean Genie" have brought in big bucks at auction. The BBC reports that the lyric sheet sold for over $68,000 at Omega Auctions in England this weekend.

David Bowie’s handwritten lyrics for The Jean Genie sold for £57,000 by auctioneer

A SET of David Bowie’s handwritten lyrics for his track The Jean Genie have been sold for £57,000 by a Newton-le-Willows-based auctioneer.

David Bowie's handwritten lyrics for The Jean Genie sell for £57k at auction

David Bowie's handwritten lyrics for his 1972 hit The Jean Genie have been sold for £57,000 at auction.

Song lyrics by David Bowie auctioned off for tens of thousands of euros

The rock icon's handwritten piece of paper dates from 1972.

David Bowie's handwritten Jean Genie lyrics sold for £57,000

The handwritten sheet was given to the founder of the inaugural David Bowie fan club by the star.

David Bowie’s handwritten lyrics for The Jean Genie make £57,000 at auction

The lyrics were originally gifted to a superfan by the Ziggy Stardust legend.