Icky Thump (song)
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'''Icky Thump''' is the first track on the upcoming Stripes album "''[[Icky Thump]''". It has been described as "A stomping psychedelic opening" and "a thumping Latin cousin of 'Ball And Biscuit'". | '''Icky Thump''' is the first track on the upcoming Stripes album "''[[Icky Thump]''". It has been described as "A stomping psychedelic opening" and "a thumping Latin cousin of 'Ball And Biscuit'". | ||
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| + | ==Lyrics== | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | <nowiki> | ||
| + | 1. | ||
| + | Iiiiiiiieeeeeee | ||
| + | Icky thump | ||
| + | Who'da thunk? | ||
| + | Sittin drunk on a wagon to Mexico? | ||
| + | |||
| + | Ahh well | ||
| + | What a chump | ||
| + | Well my head got a bump | ||
| + | When I hit it on the radio. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Redhead senorita | ||
| + | Looking dead | ||
| + | Came and said | ||
| + | "Need a bed?" | ||
| + | En Espanol | ||
| + | |||
| + | I said | ||
| + | "Gimme a drink a water, | ||
| + | I'm gonna 'sing around the collar' | ||
| + | And I don't need a microphone." | ||
| + | |||
| + | 2. | ||
| + | Icky thump | ||
| + | With a lump in my throat | ||
| + | Grabbed my coat | ||
| + | And I was freaking | ||
| + | I was ready to go! | ||
| + | |||
| + | And I swear | ||
| + | Besides the hair | ||
| + | She had; one white eye, | ||
| + | One black (nk) stare | ||
| + | Lookin' up | ||
| + | Lyin' there | ||
| + | |||
| + | On the stand | ||
| + | Near her hand | ||
| + | Was a candy cane | ||
| + | Black rum, sugar cane, | ||
| + | Dry ice (and) something strange | ||
| + | |||
| + | LA LA LA LA LA LA LA | ||
| + | LA LA LA LA LA LA LA | ||
| + | |||
| + | 3. | ||
| + | White Americans, what? | ||
| + | Nothing better to do? | ||
| + | Why don't you kick yourself out | ||
| + | You're an immigrant too? | ||
| + | |||
| + | Who's using who? | ||
| + | What should we do? | ||
| + | Well, you can't be a pimp | ||
| + | And a prostitute too. | ||
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| + | Icky Thump | ||
| + | Handcuffed to a bunk | ||
| + | Robbed blind | ||
| + | Looked around | ||
| + | And there was nobody else | ||
| + | |||
| + | Left alone | ||
| + | I hit myself with a stone | ||
| + | Went home and learned how | ||
| + | To clean up after myself. | ||
| + | </nowiki></pre> | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 4 May 2007
Icky Thump is the first track on the upcoming Stripes album "[[Icky Thump]". It has been described as "A stomping psychedelic opening" and "a thumping Latin cousin of 'Ball And Biscuit'".
Lyrics
1. Iiiiiiiieeeeeee Icky thump Who'da thunk? Sittin drunk on a wagon to Mexico? Ahh well What a chump Well my head got a bump When I hit it on the radio. Redhead senorita Looking dead Came and said "Need a bed?" En Espanol I said "Gimme a drink a water, I'm gonna 'sing around the collar' And I don't need a microphone." 2. Icky thump With a lump in my throat Grabbed my coat And I was freaking I was ready to go! And I swear Besides the hair She had; one white eye, One black (nk) stare Lookin' up Lyin' there On the stand Near her hand Was a candy cane Black rum, sugar cane, Dry ice (and) something strange LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA 3. White Americans, what? Nothing better to do? Why don't you kick yourself out You're an immigrant too? Who's using who? What should we do? Well, you can't be a pimp And a prostitute too. Icky Thump Handcuffed to a bunk Robbed blind Looked around And there was nobody else Left alone I hit myself with a stone Went home and learned how To clean up after myself.
