fɚðɪ ˌɪnstɹəmˈɛntəl ɐkˈʌmpɐnˌɪmənt, kˈænd hˈiːt jˈuːsᵻz ˈeɪ "bˈeɪsɪk ˈiː slˈæʃ dʒˈiː slˈæʃ ɐ blˈuːz kˈɔːɹd pˈætɚn" ɔːɹ "wˈʌŋkˈɔːɹd bˈʊɡi ɹˈɪf" ɐdˈæptᵻd fɹʌm dʒˈɑːn lˈiː hˈʊkɚz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn hˈɪt "bˈʊɡi tʃˈɪlən".
For the instrumental accompaniment, Canned Heat uses a "basic E/G/A blues chord pattern" or "one-chord boogie riff" adapted from John Lee Hooker's 1949 hit "Boogie Chillen'".