The Dirty Laundry Blues

Some might call it music...

Bluesy harmonica floats in, occasionally touching strains of "Heartbreak Hotel," but pretty much just staying mellow. [Bracketed] bits are spoken, double indented (parenthetical) comments are a separate voice.


It's been 3 long months (ooh!)
Since I had any time
To add some soap & water to
These filthy clothes o'mine...
Oh yeah ... these are the -- Dirty Laundry Blues

Yeah, they quarantined my room,
Some scary germs they did find,
Worse'n King Tut's death cursed tomb
Crusted over in ancient times, oh yeah ...

Dirty Laundry Blues

Makin' a mess is my talent,
My clothes are all stained,
My deodorant just can't cut the smell,
And my family looks pained...
Yeah, yeah - I got the - Dirty Laundry Blues

It's gotten so bad
(Just let me tell you)
I could outstink the famous
Pepe' LePue

I'm so sloppy
(I won't lie)
If I was a man I'd have to wear a
ketchup colored tie

Oh yeah
Yeah, yeah --- [Can you smell me, baby?]
Cuz I got them
Dirty Laundry Blues

My sox walked out this mornin'
My jeans fell apart just now
I got but one clean t-shirt left
An' it's my rommate's anyhow ... --- (HEY!)

Oh it's the Blues,
The Damn Dirty Laundry Blues, oooh ...

Cuz I got them too damn tired,
too damn poor,
(my clothes don' love me - anymore)
smellin' bad, I'm tellin' it true,
stinkin' up the apartment, DIRTY LAUNDRY BLUES !!!


The Dirty Laundry Blues, Kelly J. Cooper, 12/11/91