Play That Funky Music
Funk Lyrics

Play that funky music
Let's hear some funky music!

Play that funky music, white boy
Hey, you! I said play some funky music, and I don't care who you are, you can do it too!

I'm back and I'm ringin' the bell
I'm back in the music game and ready to make some noise!

A rockin' on the mike while the fly girls yell
I'm dominating the microphone while the ladies yell their approval

In ecstasy in the back of me
People are really enjoying the music I'm creating

Well that's my DJ Deshay cuttin' all them Z's
The DJ is doing a great job mixing and scratching the records

Hittin' hard and the girlies goin' crazy Vanilla's on the mike, man I'm not lazy.
The music is really hitting hard and the ladies are going wild. I'm on the microphone and I'm not being lazy about it!

I'm lettin' my drug kick in
I'm getting in the zone with the music, letting it control my mind and body

It controls my mouth and I begin
The music is so good that I can't help but let it flow out of me

To just let it flow, let my concepts go
I'm letting my creativity run wild and not holding anything back

My posse's to the side yellin', Go Vanilla Go!
My team and friends are cheering me on and encouraging me to do my best

Smooth 'cause that's the way I will be
I'm going to be smooth in everything I do, including my music

And if you don't give a damn, then Why you starin' at me
If you're not interested, why are you even bothering to pay attention to me?

So get off 'cause I control the stage
This is my show and I'm in charge of everything that's happening here

There's no dissin' allowed I'm in my own phase
Don't even think about trying to bring me down or criticize me, I'm doing my own thing

The girlies sa y they love me and that is ok
The ladies are expressing their affection for me and I'm totally cool with that

And I can dance better than any kid n' play
I'm confident in my dancing skills and I can out-dance anyone, even Kid 'n Play

Stage 2 -- Yea the one ya' wanna listen to
This is the second stage of my performance and it's going to be amazing

It's off my head so let the beat play through
I'm improvising the lyrics and letting the music lead the way

So I can funk it up and make it sound good
I'm adding my own style and creativity to make the music sound even better

1-2-3 Yo -- Knock on some wood
I'm counting down and knocking on wood for good luck

For good luck, I like my rhymes atrocious
I think it's good luck to have terrible rhymes in my music

Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious
I'm using a nonsense word from Mary Poppins to show off my rhyming skills

I'm an effect and that you can bet
I'm a master at creating amazing music that makes people feel good

I can take a fly girl and make her wet.
My music is so powerful that it can even make women feel aroused

I'm like Samson -- Samson to Delilah
I'm comparing myself to the biblical character Samson, who had incredible strength and was brought down by Delilah

There's no denyin', You can try to hang
I'm unstoppable and you can try to bring me down, but you won't succeed

But you'll keep tryin' to get my style
People will keep trying to replicate my music and my unique style

Over and over, practice makes perfect
If you keep trying and practicing, you can eventually become great like me

But not if you're a loafer.
If you're lazy and don't put in the effort, you'll never be able to match my skills

You'll get nowhere, no place, no time, no girls
If you don't work hard and try to follow in my footsteps, you won't succeed in anything, including attracting women

Soon -- Oh my God, homebody, you probably eat Spaghetti with a spoon!
If you're not out there working hard and living your best life, you're probably sitting at home eating spaghetti with a spoon

VIP. Vanilla Ice yep, yep, I'm comin' hard like a rhino
I'm a Very Important Person, Vanilla Ice, and I'm coming on strong like a charging rhinoceros

Intoxicating so you stagger like a wino
My music is so good that it's like a drug, making you feel intoxicated and unsteady on your feet like a wino

So punks stop trying and girl stop cryin'
You guys can stop trying to be like me and the ladies can stop crying over me

Vanilla Ice is sellin' and you people are buyin'
I'm out there selling my music and people can't get enough of it

'Cause why the freaks are jockin' like Crazy Glue
My music is making people go crazy with excitement and they can't resist it

Movin' and groovin' trying to sing along
People are dancing and having fun listening to my music, trying to sing along with the lyrics

All through the ghetto groovin' this here song
The people in the ghetto are loving this song and dancing to it all over town

Now you're amazed by the VIP posse.
People are blown away by me and my crew, the Very Important Posse

Steppin' so hard like a German Nazi
I'm stepping so hard and with such precision that it's like marching in a Nazi parade

Startled by the bases hittin' ground
The bass in my music is so powerful that it's shaking the ground

There's no trippin' on mine, I'm just gettin' down
I'm not messing up at all, I'm just getting down and enjoying the moment

Sparkamatic, I'm hangin' tight like a fanatic
I'm in the zone and hanging on to the music like a fanatic

You trapped me once and I thought that You might have it
You guys thought you had me and that I might have lost my edge, but you were wrong

So step down and lend me your ear '89 in my time! You, '90 is my year.
Listen up and pay attention, because 1989 is my year to shine and 1990 will be even better

You're weakenin' fast, YO! and I can tell it
You're getting tired and worn out, and I can see it happening

Your body's gettin' hot, so, so I can smell it
You're getting all worked up and hot from the music, and I can even smell it

So don't be mad and don't be sad 'Cause the lyrics belong to ICE, You can call me Dad
Don't be upset that I'm so awesome, just accept it and call me 'Dad' because I'm the one making all the good music

You're pitchin' a fit, so step back and endure Let the witch doctor, Ice, do the dance to cure
You're getting upset and angry, so calm down and let me take control with my music, which can heal the soul

So come up close and don't be square You wanna battle me -- Anytime, anywhere
Come closer and let's have a competition to see who can make the best music, any time and any place you want

You thought that I was weak, Boy, you're dead wrong
You underestimated me and thought I was weak, but you were completely mistaken

So come on, everybody and sing this song
Let's all join together and sing this song, enjoying the music and each other's company

Say -- Play that funky music Say, go white boy, go white boy go
Repeat after me -- 'Play that funky music'. And then add 'Go white boy, go white boy go' for good measure!

Lay down and boogie and play that funky music till you die.
Keep dancing and grooving to the funky music until the end of your days!

Come on, Come on, let me hear You say it, say it
I want to hear you repeat after me, say what I'm saying!

A little louder now Come on, Come on, Come on
Say it even louder this time, don't be shy!