I Call It Pretty Music, but the Old People Call It the Blues, Pt. 1

by Stevie Wonder · Funk
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[00:01.44] I was sittin' in my classroom the other day [00:05.58] Playin' my harmonica in a mellow way [00:09.20] Some teachers seemed to have gathered around [00:13.58] Tryin' to figure out what I was puttin' down
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I Call It Pretty Music, but the Old People Call It the Blues, Pt. 1 Full Lyrics

[00:01.44] I was sittin' in my classroom the other day [00:05.58] Playin' my harmonica in a mellow way [00:09.20] Some teachers seemed to have gathered around [00:13.58] Tryin' to figure out what I was puttin' down [00:17.38] I called it pretty music [00:19.35] But the old people call it the blues [00:22.84] [00:31.94] Ain't that pretty mad? [00:37.20] [00:48.99] They were lookin' at me sittin' there all alone [00:53.24] Mumblin' to each other in a real low tone [00:57.71] I couldn't figure out what they was sayin' [01:01.59] They couldn't understand what I was playin' [01:04.55] Well, I called it pretty music [01:06.52] But the old people call it the blues [01:10.95] [01:42.72] Ain't that pretty mad [01:47.74] [01:59.24] Well, I called it pretty music [02:01.58] But the old people call it the blues, ooh yeah [02:07.24] I called it pretty music [02:09.08] But the old people call it the blues [02:13.04]

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"I Call It Pretty Music, but the Old People Call It the Blues, Pt. 1" by Stevie Wonder is a Funk song.

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The opening lyrics are: "[00:01.44] I was sittin' in my classroom the other day"