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1. Anonymous says:

   April 26, 2007 at 1:28 am

   These are the lyrics according to Ben Blackwell:

   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.”

   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

   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 prostitue 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.
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2. JudasConstant says:

   April 26, 2007 at 2:42 am

   “You can’t be a pimp and a prostitute, too.”

   Is it me, or does Jack White sound like Snoop Dogg when he says this?
3. Henry says:

   April 26, 2007 at 10:35 am

   That’s my favoritie line in the song:

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   Jack White can be so profound.
4. mrclc says:

   April 26, 2007 at 12:07 pm

   It’s different enough to be interesting, but similar enough to sound like typical, White Stripes, kick-ass fare. If the whole album sounds like this, I think we’re in for a treat. And that line is awesome. Jack going political on us? Did you see the stanza before?

   White Americans, what?
   Nothing better to do?
   Why don’t you kick yourself out
   You’re an immigrant too?
5. Anonymous says:

   April 26, 2007 at 12:53 pm

   That was a mistake Henry.
6. laura says:

   April 26, 2007 at 1:18 pm

   @Henry: who knows what might come next… “Page 1 of 1″, perhaps?
7. John says:

   April 26, 2007 at 3:54 pm

   Yikes, this is awful. He’s trying so hard to be ‘heavy’ … when it used to come so easily.
8. JJ says:

   April 26, 2007 at 5:13 pm

   @ John

   I couldn’t disagree more but to each his own
9. A Grande Abóbora says:

   April 26, 2007 at 5:54 pm

   Icky Thump - o primeiro single do novo álbum dos White Stripes…

   Eis que estava navegando pelo Google Blog Search (mentira, eu sabia muito bem o que queria) e encontrei este post no blog The Modern Age, com uma versão de Icky Thump, o novo single dos White Stripes, para download. Uma rádio chamada XFM o tocou, um…
10. Sodwee says:

    April 26, 2007 at 6:16 pm

    a tune! Sounds really Hip-Hop in that phase :

    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 prostitue too.

    I can ear a slight Rage Against The Machine style in there too, don’t ya ?
11. emily says:

    April 26, 2007 at 6:18 pm

    they play three instruments at the same time : (
12. Sean says:

    April 26, 2007 at 8:19 pm

    Wow. I have listened to it twice and it is already painfully annoying. I do not get the fascination with this band.
13. spamber says:

    April 26, 2007 at 8:20 pm

    presale starts monday
    so excited.
    ridiculously excited

    and i really did not like the electric bagpipes or whatever that awful thing was throughout the song. its.. icky
14. laura says:

    April 27, 2007 at 1:37 am

    official lyrics:
    http://www.whitestripes.com/IckyThump/single_lyrics/
15. Anonymous says:

    April 27, 2007 at 4:04 am

    It’s an old Univox synthesizer
16. spamber says:

    April 27, 2007 at 6:38 am

    jack needs to leave the synthesizer to david swanson…
17. laura says:

    April 27, 2007 at 8:11 am

    oh boooo! i like the effect!
18. laura says:

    April 27, 2007 at 9:41 am

    remember when jack thought being political was “novelty”?

    http://www.themodernage.org/2003/03/08/white-stripes-aesthetic-fascists/
19. Franko says:

    April 27, 2007 at 9:56 am

    Wow, you’ve even been mentioned by NME

    http://www.nme.com/news/the-white-stripes/27985
20. Z says:

    April 27, 2007 at 11:24 am

    you’re famous!

    better version and some live tracks available at http://www.butterteam.blogspot.com
21. Ross says:

    April 27, 2007 at 1:39 pm

    Eh sorry how can people not WORSHIP this song already? I know I do! I’ll be “Icky Thumping” all summer long, that’s for certain, and thank God(Jack White) that music is finally good again!
22. Michael says:

    April 27, 2007 at 2:50 pm

    Love the track, it reminds me of The Big Three Killed My Baby, but better and also some De Stijl. It also sounds like Jack’s been listening to space rock, which couldn’t be more amazing
23. Connor says:

    April 27, 2007 at 5:41 pm

    OKay I like it so far but I gotta listen to it to get a better idea I guess and I liked the sintisizer(cant spell)
24. Thomas1426 says:

    April 29, 2007 at 8:55 pm

    Jack & Meg can do no wrong!!
25. Michelle says:

    April 30, 2007 at 12:26 am

    The White Stripes ROCCCKKKKKK
    Jack and Meg sound great, I wish they would announce some more US dates.

    PLEASE COME TO ARIZONA!!!!!
26. samson loves spinich says:

    April 30, 2007 at 4:04 am

    they’re just not evolving enough. what happened to him singing songs? his voice sounds awful. I do like the fast organ in it. I think the lyrics are stale and unimaginative. Where are the chills I used to get from listening to their songs? I think all good things come to an end eventually, and they’ve made a good run of it.
27. Anonymous says:

    May 3, 2007 at 5:57 pm

    Maybe they’re changing too much for you. I’m not a huge fan of this track, or of the first singles off any of their last three albums, but the lyrics and vocals are good.
28. samson loves spinich says:

    May 15, 2007 at 4:41 am

    no, I actually think they’re NOT evolving enough mr. anonymous. If you’re going to write a political song, make it good, and write direct lyrics. Jack is being to vague. I also feel that he’s not using his voice enough- literally (maybe he needs to stop smoking cigarettes or drinking whiskey because his voice is…strained. basically not singing at all) and figuratively (come on Jackie, elaborate a little won’t you? Jesus I’m not asking you to write a novel, but a few words chosen without much thinking isn’t very impressive, no) and in that preview clip..with the skeleton dancing…my God, when did his voice get so whiney? again, stop smoking.
29. CAgirl says:

    May 15, 2007 at 9:27 am

    Unless he started smoking again, he said he quit smoking when he was working with Loretta Lynn. He said he was embarressed in front of her to not be able to hit the high notes so he quit smoking. Meg smokes. Maybe he is breathing in second hand smoke:)
30. samson loves spinich says:

    May 21, 2007 at 11:49 pm

    haha, good story about him quitting, that’s good to know, I’m glad he quit.

    Maybe the damage has been done, because his voice still is real…worn.
31. Anonymous says:

    May 22, 2007 at 12:59 am

    Why must a ‘political song’ have direct lyrics? Many of the best ones don’t.
32. Austin says:

    June 2, 2007 at 12:16 am

    wow this song is very Rage Against the Machine like.. coulda swore from the guitar playing.. voice is semi-similar
33. Josy says:

    September 26, 2007 at 1:59 pm

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

    -I love that stanza!-
34. anon says:

    December 6, 2007 at 5:30 pm

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

    -I love that stanza!-

    why? you dont see a difference in legal immigration into this country and Illegal immigration? ‘White Americans’ immigrated into this country through Ellis Island LEGALLY.
35. Elisa says:

    August 11, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    how so, anon?
    and you don’t seem to be thinking far back enough

    it would be Plymouth where the White Americans came and decided that these were their lands….

    ever heard of NATIVE Americans? does the word NATIVE mean anything to you?

    so, unless you know your history, stop with this “‘White Americans’ immigrated into this country through Ellis Island LEGALLY” crap

    And i agree with you Josy!