Here’s an entertaining read by Bridgette Johnson in today’s Wall Street Journal:

After John Edwards wrapped up his speech at the Democratic National Convention, gushing about hip hope in America, the hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas hopped onstage to keep the party momentum going with the funkified song “Let’s Get it Started.”

But wait one funkadelic minute ? that’s not the name of the song!

I bought the Black Eyed Peas’ “Elephunk” CD back around the time groovy dance hit “Hey Mama” was released, and enjoyed track No. 3: “Let’s Get Retarded”:

Everybody, everybody, let’s get into it
Get stupid
Get retarded, get retarded, get retarded
Let’s get retarded (ha), let’s get retarded in here

I Googled the song lyrics and found this page, which includes the following at the end: “Thanks to mark keane for correcting these lyrics.” The phrase “get stupid” remains intact, as do the following examples of same:

Get stutted, get stupid.
You’ll want me body people will walk you through it.
Step by step, like you’re into new kid.
Inch by inch with the new solution.
Trench men hits, with no delusion.
The feeling’s irresistible and that’s how we movin’.
…

C’mon y’all, lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here)
Lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here)
Lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here) Ow, ow, ow!
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya…

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Did someone say “Let’s get woohoo”? Woo hoo!