Lyrics
They say Iām different cause Iām a piece of sugar cane
Sweet to the core thatās why I got rhythm
My great grandma didnāt like the foxtrot
Nah, instead sheād spit her snuff and boogie to Elmore James
They say Iām different cause I eat chitlins
I canāt help it I was born & raised onāem, thatās right
Every morninā Iād have to slop the hogs
And theyād be gettinā off humpinā to John Lee Hooker
They say Iām different cause Iām a piece of sugar cane
And when I kick my legs, I got rhythm
My great grandpa was a blues lover
Heād be rockinā his moonshine to B.B. King and Jimmy Reed, rock on nowā¦
And thatās why they say Iām different
And thatās why they say Iām strange
Iām talkin' bout Big Momma Thornton
(Iām talkin' bout) Lightning Hopkins
(Iām talkin' bout) Howling Wolf
(Iām talkin' bout) Albert King
Chuck Berry (x3)
When I was sweet sixteen
And thatās why they say Iām different
And thatās why you think Iām strange
Iām talkin' bout T-Bone Walker
(Iām talkin' bout) Muddy Waters
(Iām talkin' bout) Leadbelly
Sonny Terry
Brownie Mcghee
Son House and Freddie King
Bessie Smith (x2)
Oh Hey
Bo Diddley have you heard
Thatās why they say Iām different
Thatās why they say Iām strange
Thatās why they say Iām funky
Little Richard wow you sure showed āem you sure could sing
Alright alright
Robert Johnson (X3)
He played the blues for me
Thatās why
And thatās why
And thatās why they say Iām differentā¦
Thatās why
And thatās why
And thatās why they say Iām strangeā¦
Thatās why
And thatās why
And thatās why they say Iām funkyā¦
Sweet to the core thatās why I got rhythm
My great grandma didnāt like the foxtrot
Nah, instead sheād spit her snuff and boogie to Elmore James
They say Iām different cause I eat chitlins
I canāt help it I was born & raised onāem, thatās right
Every morninā Iād have to slop the hogs
And theyād be gettinā off humpinā to John Lee Hooker
They say Iām different cause Iām a piece of sugar cane
And when I kick my legs, I got rhythm
My great grandpa was a blues lover
Heād be rockinā his moonshine to B.B. King and Jimmy Reed, rock on nowā¦
And thatās why they say Iām different
And thatās why they say Iām strange
Iām talkin' bout Big Momma Thornton
(Iām talkin' bout) Lightning Hopkins
(Iām talkin' bout) Howling Wolf
(Iām talkin' bout) Albert King
Chuck Berry (x3)
When I was sweet sixteen
And thatās why they say Iām different
And thatās why you think Iām strange
Iām talkin' bout T-Bone Walker
(Iām talkin' bout) Muddy Waters
(Iām talkin' bout) Leadbelly
Sonny Terry
Brownie Mcghee
Son House and Freddie King
Bessie Smith (x2)
Oh Hey
Bo Diddley have you heard
Thatās why they say Iām different
Thatās why they say Iām strange
Thatās why they say Iām funky
Little Richard wow you sure showed āem you sure could sing
Alright alright
Robert Johnson (X3)
He played the blues for me
Thatās why
And thatās why
And thatās why they say Iām differentā¦
Thatās why
And thatās why
And thatās why they say Iām strangeā¦
Thatās why
And thatās why
And thatās why they say Iām funkyā¦