I'm a rhythm machine; you know what I mean
I'm a rhythm machine; you know what I mean

I got time, running through my head in bed
Instead of sleep, I get licks instead
I'm a rhythm machine; you know what I mean

I'm a music man; I play the blues whenever I can
I'm a music man; I play the blues whenever I can
I get a fat backbeat instead of food when I eat
The ticking of a clock gets me out of my seat
I'm a music man; I play the blues whenever I can

Woo

I heard Crosscut Saw before I was four
Smokestack Lightning had me crawling across the floor
The Beach Boys didn't get me but Fats Domino did
I'm been keeping time ever since I was a kid

I'm a music machine, don't you know what I mean
I'm rhythm machine; he knows what I mean, oh

Yeah, yeah

I'm a rhythm machine; I'm a rhythm machine
I'm a rhythm machine, don't you know what I mean
I'm a music man, yeah
I'm gonna play the blues whenever I can
Hey, play the blues then
Oh, yeah, yeah, play it for Kings and Queens
Yeah, yeah, I'm a music man
I'm a rhythm machine