Lyrics:

Well I like what I do, and I do what I like
What I do, hey, I play the funky music, yeah, yeah
Said I like what I do y'all, and I do what I like
What I do, I tell you, I play the funky music
Hey I wanna tell you now
Some of my friends y'all, smoke a little dope
I gotta say
Some of my friends, sniff a little dope
Well, hey yeah
Different strokes for different folks
But me, playin' funky music all night long
Hey that's what turns me on
And all you sophisticated folks
We get it on every night at nine
Don't look for no fancy club with the flashy neon sign
Hey, I must warn you
There'll be a whole lotta folks there drinkin' and sweatin'
And some cursin'
And the folks in the back we'll throw some bets
Big John is my name
Playing funky music is my claim to fame
From the big city
Me and my band specialize in the nitty gritty

Big John is my name
Playing funky music is my claim to fame
From the big city
Me and my band specialize in the nitty gritty
Playing my music in every honky tonk joint
From Maine to Mexico
Soulful folks ain't got no shoes
Smellin' like all outdoors
I got invited to the White House but I had to turn it down
'Cause me and my band
Can't stand what saddity folks is puttin' down
I might not ever make the big time yeah yeah yeah
But honky tonk joints that's my style
Hey in a one bulb lighted room
Where the women wear 50 cent perfume
Big John is my name
Playing funky music is my claim to fame
From the big city, look at here
Me and my band specialize in the nitty gritty
Big John, Big John that's my name
Playing funky music is my claim to fame
From the big city
Me and my band specialize in the nitty gritty

I wanna know can you get down yeah
Can you get down
All the way down down, yeah
Keep goin' on down down, yeah