Written by Thurston on vacation in California in summer ‘89, it was chosen as the opening song of Sonic Youth’s album Goo (1990) and as the third and final single off the record.
There are several versions of this song available:
* A version on the Kool Thing single with alternative ending, entitl...
[Verse 1]
Here we go to another candle I know
All the girls, they're playing on a jelly roll
Time to take a ride, time to take it in a midnight eye
And if you wanna go, get on below
[Chorus 1]
Pinking out the day
Dreaming out the crazy way
Finger on the love
It's all above
[Verse 2]
Everywhere it's six-sex-six by luck
A satellite wish will make it just enough
You'll be making out with a witch in a coffee truck
[Chorus]
Time to rock the road
And tell the story of the jelly rolling
Dirty boots are on
Hi di ho
[Chorus 2]
Pinking out the black
Dreaming in a crack
Satan got her tongue
Now it's undone
[Vocal Outro]
I got some dirty boots
Yeah, dirty boots
I got some dirty boots, baby
Dirty boots
Hey
[Instrumental Outro]
Dirty Boots was written by Lee Ranaldo & Kim Gordon & Thurston Moore & Steve Shelley.
Dirty Boots was produced by Sonic Youth & Ron Saint-Germain & Nick Sansano.
Sonic Youth released Dirty Boots on Tue Jun 26 1990.