This author suggested the idea for, and was the dedicatee of, a musical about Steeltown U.S.A.; that musical by Marc Blitzstein is The Cradle Will Rock. While (10[1])waiting to lodge a complaint, a woman created by this author sings of how, when young and proud, a bird told her of her future passivity. In lyrics written by this author, the singer repeats “I tell you we must die” while looking for “the next whiskey bar.” (-5[1])The prostitute Yvette (10[1])sings the “Fraternization Song” in a play by this author that ends with the protagonist singing a lullaby and hitching herself to a wagon. This playwright wrote the lyrics to “Alabama Song” and a song about “old Macheath” titled “Mack the Knife.” For 10 points, Kurt Weill (“vile”) co-wrote The Threepenny Opera with what German author (10[1])of Mother Courage and Her Children? ■END■ (10[1]0[2])