A small Jean Genie snuck off to the city Strung out on lasers and slash-back blazers And ate all your razors while pulling the waiters Talking 'bout Monroe and walking on Snow White New York's a go-go and everything tastes nice Poor little Greenie Jean Genie, lives on his back The Jean Genie, loves chimney stacks He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls Jean Genie, let yourself go! Sits like a man but he smiles like a reptile She loves him, she loves him But just for a short while She'll scratch in the sand Won't let go his hand He says he's a beautician And sells you nutrition And keeps all your dead hair For making up underwear Poor little Greenie Jean Genie, lives on his back The Jean Genie, loves chimney stacks He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls Jean Genie, let yourself go! He's so simple minded He can't drive his module He bites on the neon And sleeps in a capsule Loves to be loved Loves to be loved Jean Genie, lives on his back The Jean Genie, loves chimney stacks He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls Jean Genie, let yourself go!
A small Jean Genie snuck off to the city Strung out on lasers and slash-back blazers And ate all your razors while pulling the waiters Talking 'bout Monroe and walking on Snow White New York's a go-go and everything tastes nice Poor little Greenie Jean Genie, lives on his back The Jean Genie, loves chimney stacks He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls Jean Genie, let yourself go! Sits like a man but he smiles like a reptile She loves him, she loves him But just for a short while She'll scratch in the sand Won't let go his hand He says he's a beautician And sells you nutrition And keeps all your dead hair For making up underwear Poor little Greenie Jean Genie, lives on his back The Jean Genie, loves chimney stacks He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls Jean Genie, let yourself go! He's so simple minded He can't drive his module He bites on the neon And sleeps in a capsule Loves to be loved Loves to be loved Jean Genie, lives on his back The Jean Genie, loves chimney stacks He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls Jean Genie, let yourself go!
Foi lançada em novembro de 1972 como o single principal do álbum *Aladdin Sane*, de 1973.
Conta com a participação da banda de apoio de Bowie, os Spiders from Mars, integrada por Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder e Mick Woodmansey.
O produtor Ken Scott co-produziu a faixa, que foi gravada em estúdio.
O título faz uma alusão ao autor Jean Genet, enquanto o protagonista da música foi inspirado em Iggy Pop.
Segundo Bowie, a composição pode ser descrita como um "espetáculo geral de Americana imaginada".
O clipe da música estrelou Cyrinda Foxe, associada de Andy Warhol, e a canção atingiu a segunda posição na parada de singles do Reino Unido.
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