Album: Icky Thump (2007)

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• IIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE
  Icky thump
  Who'da thunk?
  Sittin' drunk on a wagon to Mexico
  Ah well
  What a chump
  Well my head got a bump
  When I hit it on the radio
  Redhead señorita
  Lookin' dead
  Came and said
  Need a bed in Español
  I said, gimme a drink of water
  I'm gonna sing around the collar
  And I don't need a microphone
  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 blank 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
  White 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 Writer/s: John Anthony White
  Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 19

• Zack from AzBrucelee from Usa [sic] Jack was born in Detroit.
• Brucelee from UsaLove Jack Whites talent on the guitar, but I think he definitely should not speak on US Immigration when he is from the worse country in the world for enslaving people across the globe. From Blacks, to Indians, and everyone in between.
  Maybe if his country practiced some form of immigration they wouldn't have constant death from terrorist attacks in Westminster, Manchester, London Bridge, Finsbury Park and Parsons Green, which occurred in just 2017. There is not enough room to list all his dead countrymen since making this song in 2007.
  He is a Hypocrite to speak bad of Trump, when he did the most and allowed in the most legal immigrants than any president before him.!!
  
  Lost a lot of respect for Jack White. STFU and play music.
• Zeph's Zephyr from Everywhere The Wind BlowsHonestly, the lyrics are crap, the beat and the vibe hits tho.
• AnonymousTrump 2020 eh? How'd that work out? You say immigrants just benefit off the country, while settlers set up the society. Just curious, what did you do personally to help set up America and make it so great? I'd love to hear how you, more than an immigrant, helped set up this society, and how that makes you oh-so-deserving to be here. Somehow you are more worthy because you are related to people who did stuff? Makes sense. Oh and illegal immigration is not a problem. At all. It's like 75th on the list.
• White Stripes Fan from Your Moms Bedroom.That's stupid. You're not an immigrant of you're born in the country. There's a diffrence between immigrant and settler. Immigrants benifit off the current society. Settlers set up the society immigrants benefit off. For the record, like most people, legal immigration is fine. It's the illegal aliens we're tired of. I know the left like to box us all in together, but only a fringe minority of right leaners are against immigration all together. Trump 2020
• Mm Mars from UsaCertainly we enjoy the artistry of this song, and after so many years it seems more prophetic and relevant. The political statement is obvious. As someone who desired duel citizenship (US and Mexico) I can share that our country to the south is not welcoming of this even when we attempt to legally obtain citizenship. As a US citizen I am acutely aware that I cannot easily go across the border to Mexico and be welcomed as a new citizen. Why do Americans think we should openly welcome people into our country when it's not reciprocated?
• Guy from Somewhere In North AmericaHonestly, it's a good song, but the true meaning of the song is a bit ignorant of America's issues with immigration. I feel we should try to sort stuff out with Mexico and other governments when it comes to immigration. The funny thing is that other nations are criticizing Trump for deporting illegal immigrants from America, but the EU is experiencing the problems with minimal border security.
• Guy from Benson, NcI've never understood the appeal of these 2. He's a very run of the mill player and she plays drums on the level of Mickey Dolenz from the Monkees.
• Drew from Bateville, Inthe best guitar riff of 2007 (the year it was released)
• Megan from Stevenson, AlOMG! This song is CRAZY! I love The White Stripes!! Geez...Jack can play the crap outta that guitar!!!
• Ben from Rohnert Park, Casounds like a led zeppelin song
• Lilbasschick from Los Angeles, CaActually there are a lot of girl drummers, they just aren't famous.
• Allie from Pine Knob, Mivery interesting song. So simple but pieced together to be very, very intricate!!!!!!!!
  i love the synthisizers!!!
  Meg White is the best!!!
  one of the few female drummers around
• Emily from Abingdon, VaThank you Luke! I had been wondering what that was!
• Luke from Sarasota, FlThe synthisizer used was the Univox, one of the first anolog Synthisizers. It dates way back to 1946 and can only play one note at a time - if a chord is played, it comes out broken down and as several notes played in succesion.
• Ronoc from Flint, Mijolly awesome song
• Hunter from Marshamellow, Vathis is a vey good song, i love the guitar/elctric keyboard/syntisyzer
• Kiran from Shelton, Ctgood but overrated. hes written better
• Zach from Springfield, OhThe effects sound like they come from a Clavioline. Its a very early electronic keyboard. But it also might be from a pitch- shifted guitar effect.

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