The White Stripes

Icky Thump

by The White Stripes

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Lyrics

Yah-hee, icky thump
Who'd-a thunk?
Sittin' drunk
On a wagon to Mexico

Her hair, what a chump
And my head
Got a bump
When I hit it on the radio

Red-head seà±orita
Lookin' dead
Came to said,
"I need a bed" en espaà±ol

gimme a drink a water
I'm gonna sing around the collar
Well, I don't need a microphone

[guitar solo]
[keyboard solo]

Icky thump, with a lump
In my throat
Grabbed my coat
And now it's reckon
I was ready to go

Yeah, I swam beside the hair
She had one white eye

One blank stare

Lookin' up, lyin' there

On a stand in her hair
Was a candy cane
Black rum, sugar cane
Dry ice, somethin' strange!

La la, la la la la la la la la la laaa laaa laaa

[keyboard solo]

Well, Americans, what?
Nothing better to do?
Why don't you kick yourself out?
You're an immigrant too?

Who's usin' 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