Funky Worm
"Funky Worm" is a song by American funk group the Ohio Players, from their album Pleasure. It peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard R&B charts in 1973 and also peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100.
Influence
The song's ARP synthesizer solos have become a staple part in hip hop sampling history, being sampled by artists such as MC Breed, Too $hort, Dr. Dre, Xzibit, Game, and countless other rap/hip hop artists. The high-pitched whine of the synthesizer on the song was often emulated by producers from the West Coast and became a staple in G-Funk music. N.W.A notably sampled "Funky Worm" on their songs "Gangsta Gangsta" and "Dopeman". Ice Cube sampled "Funky Worm" for his songs "Wicked" and "'Ghetto Bird", duo Kris Kross' 1992 single "Jump", Lil' ½ Dead's 1994 song "East Side, West Side", DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's 1993 hit "Boom! Shake the Room", and Ruff Ryders 1999 song "Bugout" also samples the song.
It was also sampled in De La Soul's "Me, Myself, & I", off their 1989 album "3 Feet High And Rising".
Podcasts:
The Funky Worm
ALBUMS
- 100 Dance Hits of the Eighties released: 1990
- The Hits Album 10 released: 1989
- Ronny's Pop Show 12 released: 1988
- The Greatest Hits of House released: 1988
- Hustle! (To the Music...) released: 1988
- The Hits Album 9 released: 1988
100 Dance Hits of the Eighties
Released 1990- Ride on Time
- Pump Up the Jam (feat. Felly)
- The Only Way Is Up
- Doctorin' the House (feat. Yazz)
- People Hold On (feat. Lisa Stansfield)
- Numero Uno (radio edit)
- Lambada
- Don't Make Me Over
- Fake '88
- Who Found Who
- Lovely Day (Sunshine mix)
- I Really Didn't Mean It
- Tribute (Right on)
- Hustle (To the Music...) Radio 1
- Road Block
- Respectable
- Loco in Acapulco
- Shake You Down
- The Real Thing
- Automatic
The Hits Album 10
Released 1989- Eternal Flame
- This Time I Know It's for Real
- I Beg Your Pardon
- People Hold On
- Indestructible
- Waiting for a Star to Fall
- Requiem (Hamburg edit)
- Pink Sunshine
- If You Don't Know Me by Now
- Me, Myself and I
- Wait
- Don't Be Cruel
- That's the Way Love Is (Deep House mix)
- You + Me = Love
- Make My Body Rock
- I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet
The Greatest Hits of House
Released 1988- Stand Up, for Your Love Rights (She's Crazy remix)
- Burn It Up (Acid mix)
- Theme From S-Express
- Check This Out
- Don't Make Me Wait (12" version)
- Jack to the Sound of the Underground
- Work Me Track
- Stakker Humanoid
- Ride the Rhythm
- Bust This House Down (John Shaft's radio mix)
- Bass (How Low Can You Go)
- My Minds Made Up
- Barry's House
- East West
- Hustle (To the Music) 88C
- House of Love (12" version)
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by Ohio Players
Funky Worm
by: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas SoundtrackYou're a little late
So step right this way
And we'll get started Granny
What
Say it now
Oh, say it now, say it now, ahem
Me and the Ohio Players
Are gonna tell you about a worm
He's the funkiest worm in the world
Alright, sing it, Clarence
Clarence, theres' a worm in the ground
Yes, there is
Granny Thats right
Clarence he's six feet long
Granny six feet long
Clarence he only comes around
Granny when he wants to get down
But when he comes out of his hole
He sounds something like this
Granny oh that's funky
Like nine cans of shaving powder, that's funky
Alright. Sing it again, Clarence
Clarence and through all the land, yeah
Granny yeah
Clarence he plays in a band
Granny plays in a band
Clarence plays guitar without any hands
Pretty good, I might add
Granny, yeah
When he grabs his guitar and starts to pluck
Everybody wants to get up and dance
Granny ah, get it baby
Don't, don't, don't
Don't fight the feeling
Don't fight it
Hey, don't stop now honey, get down
I'm his manager, heh, heh
Gonna make a million dollars
I get it all, cause he can't spend it
There he goes
Goin' back in his hole
Just the same way he came out
Do we get paid for this
I just wanted to make sure
We do
OK