The handwritten sheet was given to the founder of the inaugural David Bowie fan club by the star.
The Jean Genie was released by Bowie in 1972, during his Ziggy Stardust/Aladdin Sane periodThe singer,, gave the sheet to the founder of the inaugural David Bowie Fan Club in the 1970s.
Omega Auctions' Dan Hampson said the owner had decided to part with them after seeing Bowie's lyrics for his hit Starman sell for £203,500 in 2022. The rock star originally gave it to American fan Neal Peters after he founded the New York-based fan club in 1973. Mr Hampson, the auction manager at the St Helens auction house, said the pre-sale estimate for the sheet had been between £50,000 and £70,000.
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