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They Say I'm Different

Betty Davis

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Betty Davis

Lead Vocals

Cordell Dudley

Guitar

Debbie Burrell

Vocals

Elaine Clark

Vocals

Larry Johnson

Bass Guitar

Mike Clark

Drums

Tony Vaughn

Piano

Trudy Perkins

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Betty Davis

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Betty Davis

Producer

Bob Edwards

Engineer

Jack Adams

Mixing Engineer

Tom Flye

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

They say l'm different 'cause l'm a piece of sugar cane

Sweet to the core, that's why I got rhythm

My great grandma didn't like the foxtrot

Nah, instead she'd spit her snuff and boogie to Elmore James

Spit on 'em

[Verse 2]

They say I'm different 'cause I eat chitlins

I can't help it, I was born and raised on 'em

That's right, every mornin' I'd have to slop the hogs

And they'd be gettin' off, humpin' to John Lee Hooker

Get it on

[Verse 3]

They say l'm different 'cause l'm a piece of sugar cane

And when I kick my legs, oh, I got rhythm

My great grandpa was a Blues lover

He'd be rockin' his moonshine to B.B. King and Jimmy Reed

Rock on now

[Chorus]

And that's why

They say I'm different

And that's why

They say l'm strange

[Refrain]

I'm talkin 'bout Big Momma Thornton

Talk about it, talk about it

I'm talkin 'bout Lightnin' Hopkins

Talk about it, talk about it

I'm talkin 'bout Howlin' Wolf

Talk about it, talk about it

I'm talkin 'bout Albert King

Alright, alright

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

When I was sweet sixteen

[Chorus]

And that's why, they say I'm different

And that's why, you think I'm strange

[Refrain]

I'm talkin' 'bout T-Bone Walker

Talk about it, talk about it

I'm talkin' 'bout Muddy Waters

Talk about it, talk about it

I'm talkin' 'bout Leadbelly, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Son House and Freddie King

Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

Oh, hey

Oh Bo Diddley, have you heard?

[Chorus]

That's why

They say l'm different

And that's why

They say I'm strange

And that's why

They say I'm funky

[Verse 4]

Oh Little Richard, wow, you sure showed 'em you sure could sing

Alright, alright, alright

[Refrain]

Robert Johnson, mmm, aah

Robert Johnson, aah

Robert Johnson

He played the Blues for me

[Outro]

And that's why

And that's why

And that's why

They say l'm different

And that's why

And that's why

And that's why

They say l'm strange

That's why, why, why, why

And that's why, why, why, why

And that's why, why, why, they say I'm funky, funky, funky, oh

And that's why, why, why, why

And that's why, why, why, why

And that's why, why, why, why

And that's why

They say I'm different

Written by: Betty Davis

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