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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Vanilla Ice
Vanilla Ice
Vocals
George Anderson
George Anderson
Bass Guitar
Wild Cherry
Wild Cherry
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Robert Parissi
Robert Parissi
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Vanilla Ice
Vanilla Ice
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Play that funky music
Play that funky music, white boy
Play that funky music
Play that funky music, white boy
[Verse 2]
I'm back and I'm ringin' the bell
A rockin' on the mic while the fly girls yell
In ecstasy in the back of me
Well that's my DJ, D-Shay, cuttin' all them Z's
Hittin' hard and the girlies goin' crazy
Vanilla's on the mike, man I'm not lazy
[Verse 3]
I'm lettin' my drug kick in
It controls my mouth and I begin
To just let it flow, let my concepts go
My posse's to the side yellin', Go Vanilla Go!
[Verse 4]
Smooth 'cause that's the way I will be
And if you don't give a damn, then
Why you starin' at me
So get off, 'cause I control the stage
There's no dissin' allowed
I'm in my own phase
The girlies say they love me and that is okay
And I can dance better than any Kid 'N Play
[Verse 5]
Play that funky music (Come on, come on)
Play that funky music, white boy (I can't hear you, say it)
Play that funky music (Yeah, a lil' bit louder now, come on, come on)
Play that funky music, white boy it, come on
[Verse 6]
Stage 2, yeah, the one ya wanna listen to
It's off my head so let the beat play through
So I can funk it up and make it sound good
One, two, three, yo, knock on some wood
For good luck, I like my rhymes atrocious
Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious
I'm an effect and that you can bet
I can take a fly girl and make her wet
[Verse 7]
I'm like Samson, Samson to Delilah
There's no denyin', you can try to hang
But you'll keep tryin' to get my style
Over and over, practice makes perfect
But not if you're a loafer
[Verse 8]
You'll get nowhere, no place, no time, no girls
Soon, oh my God, homebody, you probably eat
Spaghetti with a spoon! Come on and say it!
[Verse 9]
Play that funky music
Play that funky music, white boy
Play that funky music (Come on, come on)
Play that funky music white boy (Let's do it)
[Verse 10]
(V.I.P.) Vanilla Ice, yep, yep, I'm comin' hard like a rhino
Intoxicating so you stagger like a wino
So punks stop trying and girls stop cryin'
Vanilla Ice is sellin' and you people are buyin'
It's not just me, it's my posse too
That's why the freaks are jockin' like Crazy Glue
Movin' and groovin' trying to sing along
All through the ghetto groovin' this here song
Now you're amazed by the V.I.P. posse
[Verse 11]
Steppin' so hard like a German Nazi
Startled by the bases hittin' ground
There's no trippin' on mine, I'm just gettin' down
Sparkamatic, I'm hangin' tight like a fanatic
You trapped me once and I thought that you might have it
So step down and lend me your ear
'89 is my time! Yo, '90 is my year
[Verse 12]
Play that funky music
Play that funky music, white boy
Play that funky music (Come on, come on, I can't hear you)
Play that funky music white boy
[Verse 13]
You're weakenin' fast, yo! and I can tell it
Your body's gettin' hot, so, so I can smell it
So don't be mad and don't be sad
'Cause your lyrics belong to Ice, You can call me Dad
You're pitchin' a fit, so step back and endure
Let the witch doctor, Ice, do the dance to cure
So come up close and don't be square
You wanna battle me, anytime, anywhere
[Verse 14]
You thought that I was weak, Boy, you're dead wrong
So come on, everybody and sing this song
[Verse 15]
Say play that funky music (Play that funky music)
Say, go white boy, go white boy go (Go white boy, go white boy, go)
Lay down and boogie and play that funky music till you die
[Verse 16]
Play that funky music
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music (Come on, come on, let me hear)
Play that funky music, white boy (A little louder now)
Play that funky music (Come on, come on)
Play that funky music white boy
Written by: Robert Parissi
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