BLUE JAY WAY
(Harrison)
1967


"Blue Jay Way" was the name of a street in Los Angeles where George and 
Patti had rented a house during the summer.  George wrote the track while he 
waited for his friend, journalist and former Beatles press officer Derek 
Taylor, to arrive from London.  Taylor was delayed, but no wanting to go to 
bed until his arrival, George wrote the song to keep himself awake.

George plays all the instruments except a cello.  Paul joined him for the 
backing vocals.  The track features, among other technological devices, an 
early appearance of the automatic double tracking (ADT) machine devised by 
Abbey Road's Ken Townshend.



There's a fog upon LA and my friends have lost their way
"We'll be over soon" they said, now they've lost themselves instead


Please don't be long, please don't you be very long
Please don't be long, for I may be asleep


Well it only goes to show and I told them where to go
Ask a policeman on the street, there's so many there to meet


Please don't be long, please don't you be very long
(Don't be long, don't be long)
Please don't be long, for I may be asleep


Now it's passed my bed I know (oh)
And I'd really like to go (go)
Soon will be the break of day (day)
Sitting here in Blue Jay Way (Way)


Please don't be long, please don't you be very long
(Don't be long, don't be long)
Please don't be long, for I may be asleep


Please don't be long, please don't you be very long
Please don't be long


Please don't be long, please don't you be very long
Please don't be long


Please don't be long, please don't you be very long
Please don't be long


Don't be long, don't be long, don't be long, don't be long


Don't be long, don't be long, don't be long