Uh life(?) turned into a while 'n' then into a mile
A shirt to work, a back to ache
And someday well smile,
Oh, I will 'n' you will
But that aint gonna bend you down 'n' tie your workin' shoe
Dont you wish you never met her
Dirty Blue Gene
A mile after mile
Stand there bubblin' like a open cola in the sun
Troublin' n fizzlin' in the noonday sun
Wonderin' if you got the time to get clean
Empty headed handed pockets 'n' shoes
A Dirty Blue Gene, boys, is achin' hard to lose
Dont you wish you never met her
Oh yeah, Dirty Blue Gene
Stand there bubblin' like an open cola in the sun
Your back is achin', man
'n' your work is never done 'n'
Dont you wish you never met her
Oh Dirty Blue Gene
Dirty Blue Gene
Dirty Blue Gene
Ah Dirty Blue Gene
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1972 version
Uh life(?) turned into a while 'n' then into a mile(?)
A shirt to work, a back to ache
Someday well smile,
Oh, I will 'n' you will
But that aint gonna bend you down 'n' tie your workin' shoe
A mile after mile
Standin' there bubblin like a open cola in the sun
Troublin' 'n' fizzlin' in the noonday sun
Wonderin' if you got the time to get clean
Empty headed handed pockets 'n' shoes
Dirty Blue Gene is achin' hard to lose
Dont you wish you never met her
Dont you wish you wish you wish
Dont you wish you never met her
Dont you wish you wish you wish
Dont you wish you never met her
Dirty Blue Gene
Dont you wish you never met her
Oh, Dirty Blue Gene
Dont you wish you wish you wish
Dont you wish you never met her
Standin' bubblin' like an open cola in the sun
Oh, your back is achin'
'n' your work is never done
Standin' there bubblin' like an open cola in the sun
Troublin' 'n' fizzlin' in the noonday sun
Wonderin' if you got the time to get clean
Empty headed
Empty headed
Empty headed handed pockets
Pockets 'n' shoes
Dirty Blue Gene is achin' hard to lose
She goes dirty, I go clean
She goes dirty, I go clean
She says dirty, I say clean
Dont you, don't you wish you never met her
Dirty Dirty Dirty Dirty Blue Gene
Dirty Blue Gene
Dirty Dirty
(1971-72)
Song info
Transcribed by Steve Froy
Dirty Blue Gene was used for the first time as the title for a
song recorded during the November/December 1967 Strictly Personal
sessions. Only an instrumental version survives - released on the
I maybe hungry
but I sure ain't weird CD and on the 1999 remastered Safe
As Milk.
The versions above:-
Recorded October/November 1971 - The Spotlight Kid outtake - unreleased.
This has a harmonica break in the middle. The song doesn't really
take off, Don and the band seem sluggish.
Re-recorded summer 1972 - Brown Star sessions. This is a much better
version. Don's vocals really hit the spot and the band attack with
the song with some strong playing. Includes a (flanged?) guitar
break.