Funky Is The Drummer
--words and music by Michael Stanley, Joe Walsh, Paul Harris, Joe Vitale, Kenny Passarelli, P. Bigby, B. Lawson

from "Friends & Legends", 1973, MCA Records


Is it scary not having a group yet?
Ummm, no

Now the leader of the explosion, Mr Paul Harris
Ah ha vishu Joe Walsh, get nearer to God, Joe,
Meet your maker, man
And on bass we've got the nimble fingers of Mr. Kenny Passarelli
And back there on the drums we've got Joey Spaghetti
Oh just like Woodstock, man
(Yo believe in the people)

Funky is the drummer
 who plays a funky beat when he wants to yeah he is now
Funky is the drummer
 who plays a funky beat when he wants to yeah 
Funky is the drummer
 who plays a funky beat when he wants to when he wants to
Funky is the drummer
 who plays a funky beat when he wants to ha ha
Funky is the drummer
 who plays a funky beat when he wants to
Funky is the drummer
 who plays a funky beat when he wants to
Funky is the drummer
 who plays a funky beat when he wants to

(Mercy, play that horn)

Here we go

(Do the bridge)








FUNKY IS THE DRUMMER... The only known recording of the
legendary Paul Harris Explosion... Yeah, it ain't "Bridge
Over Troubled Water" but it sure was fun and I got to introduce the band...