Austin Lounge Lizards - Shallow End Of The Gene Pool lyrics

(Emily Kaitz) My Daddy was a man of letters My Mama was a head of state And when they got their chromosomes together They gave me all of their recessive traits I'm an embarra**ment to evolution My disposition is unstable and cruel My blood's a catastrophic blend 'Cause I'm from the shallow end of the gene pool My IQ is a negative number I've got a sense of humor no one can stand And my development was seriously encumbered By playing music with the Lounge Lizards band I'm a social director's nightmare At dinner parties I just babble and drool It's not easy making friends When you're from the shallow end of the gene pool Chorus: I'm from the shallow end of the gene pool My x-rays make the doctors laugh When they tried to chart my EEG waves Well I wasn't even on the graph Biological research is booming They're making breakthroughs like you wouldn't believe They say genetic engineering in humans Will someday soon be a reality I'm gonna get me a DNA transplant They're gonna rearrange my molecules Some natural laws will have to bend To get me from the shallow end of the gene pool