- Allan Arnaboldi sings a Bob Blue song
CHROMOSOMA PHOBIA
Inside everybody’s genes there is a set of chromosomes
That will determine all our fates to some degree
It inspires the philosophers and scientists
To argue over what make you be you and me be me
But of all the chromosomes, the one that makes the biggest noise
Is simply labeled with the English letter “Y”
Well, without it, you’re a woman and you've got an extra “X”
But if you've got it then you’re gonna be a guy
Now considering the permutations likely to appear
Within these intricate and complicated genes
It's a wonder that we ponder on our gender
As we do with expectations of deciding what it means
How we labor to attribute such a myriad of issues
To the chromosome determining to our sex
Can it really be so crucial to our psyches and our futures
If instead of “Y” we have a double “X”
And when people love each other and decide to be together
How absurd it is for someone to imply
That the love is not legitimate
Unless one of the lovers has two “X’s and the other has a “Y”
As the lovers struggle on to find a way to build a life
That they can share, it seems archaic and obscene
To suggest that they should call it off ’cause it could never work
Citing as evidence, the make-up of a gene
With so many hefty reasons for the gaps between our spirits
It seems backwards, contradictory and wrong
To oppose a way of living life that brings two people closer
When they feel that close is right where they belong
In this universe wherein we grew from nothings into somethings
On this planet where we try to make a home
Let us pause to recollect that we are more than what we’re made of
And a chromosome is just a chromosome
A chromosome is just a chromosome!
Sung by Allan Arnaboldi
Written by Bob Blue, © Bob Blue, 1992