Wormsongs

Each game of Worms has its own Music.<br\> However, only 4 games are providing text to the music making it a "Wormsong".<br\> Besides of the Songs in the games, there is another Wormsong, that Team17 released just for the sake of fun and as a "thank you" to the Worms fans.

Wormsong 1995 (1)

The first Wormsong composed by Bjørn Lynne.<br\> It was published with the very first game of the series back in 1995. Since the song does not play automatically, listeners have to search the CD for the audio-file or put the Disc into a CD-Player.

For a chronological order of the story, this has got to be the first song.

Length: 5 minutes, 10 seconds.

Lyrics

This is a story of courage, honour, and worms.

War had cast a shadow over their once peaceful land.

Gunfire filled the air, as worm turned against worm.

Where so many had fallen, others knew, they must follow.

For one such worm, this day had already come.

When he was two, his father had left - never to return.

Three years he had waited for his chance to fight.

Three years of training, both day and night.

And though he was scared, as he set off for battle,

he knew in his heart, it was something he must do.

Three inches tall and armed to the teeth, a fine soldier he made,

and his name was Boggy B

[Chorus]

We are worms, we're the best, and we've come to win the war.

We'll stand, we'll never run, we'll stay until it's done.

Though our friends may fall and our world be blown apart,

we'll strike with all our might, we'll fight for what is right.

'Till the end.

Scrambling up a hill and hiding behind a tree,

he looked at the battle that raged down below.

It was there, he saw his friend Spadge, stood upon a bridge.

But another worm had also seen him, and aimed to have him dead.

Boggy called to Spadge, but Spadge didn't hear...

And he never knew what hit him, as he flew into the air.

It was all too much for Boggy, as he watched his best friend die.

His heart filled with rage, and he gripped his rifle tight.

Charging down the hill, he had to have revenge.

"What had Spadge done, to come to such an end?!"

Reaching the bottom of the hill, Boggy suddenly heared a click.

He realised to his terror, there was a mine under his tail...

[Chorus]

Hitting several cliffs and landing in a tree,

Boggy pulled himself together - there was much he had to do.

Spotting the enemy down below, he knew this was his chance.

Boggy grabbed a stick of dynamite and dropped it on his head.

The enemy, he tried to run -

but anything he could really do was squirm.

As the fuse ran out, there was a mighty bang and everywhere were bits of worm.

With their leader blown to kingdom come, the enemy - they turned and ran!

Boggy bungeed from the tree, and landed safely on the ground.

As he watched the enemy squirm away, the cry went up

"WE'VE WON THE WAR!!"

[Chorus] x 5

Wormsong 1999 (4)

The seond Wormsong composed by Bjørn Lynne for Worms: Armageddon.<br\> It plays automatically if no buttons are pushed after starting the game.<br\> After the end of the game, at the statistics-screen, another version of this Wormssong is played.<br\> In the lyrics below, the differences can be seen in "[squared brackets]".<br\> These tunes can also be found on the CD: Worms Armageddon\Data\Streams\ title.wav and Stats.wav.<br\> However, this Wormsong also plays while watching the credits of Worms: Reloaded.

It's the onliest Wormsong without a chorus.

For a chronological order of the story, this has got to be the fourth song.

Length: 5 minutes, 39 seconds / 7 minutes, 57 seconds.

Lyrics

[Right now,] Many Moons have passed, since the worms went to war [Okay?].

[So, now..] Onwards and upwards, bigger weapons than before.

Boggy B [he] took cover, [he was absolutley frozen, shivreing on patrol.] he shivered on patrol.

[Anyways,] The arms race [was going] crazy, [just mental] simply [like] way out of control.

Then his friend threw it [___], the latest device.

Boggy B [he] went and got it, [ARSE!] against all advice - "What the...?"

[So, ___]His tail was split, and his energy [was] lost - [he was __] (naked? knocked out?)

how many more will this dreaded war cost?

[So..] Then came the nuke [___], and the disease [came] tumbling down.

If the bug didn't get to you, you'd probably drown [anyway].

[Now the worms ___]But the worms battled on, through hunger and pain.

Living to fight, just to victor again.

And now it's the curtain call, the final onslaught,

no better bullet could you possibly have bought.

But spare a thought for Boggy and with it his friend.

So fight with their honour, and fight until the end

Wormsong 2003 (3)

The third Wormsong composed by Bjørn Lynne for Worms: 3D.

For a chronological order of the story, this has got to be the third song.

Length: 5 minutes, 33 seconds.

Lyrics

This is the continuing saga of courage, honour... and worms.

Many generations had passed since we were last witness to such a raging war.

Long forgotten by creatures who dwell on the worlds surface,

the ongoing struggle of the worms had caused much bloodshed,

as cults and clans battled on for dominance of the world.

Over the years, Boggy B had seen many a bloody battle, yet still he fights on!

For glory, for honour, and for his fallen friends, he must settle the score,

so that future generations may live without fear of air strikes and grenades

or face the hardship every day, that the war has brought upon his world

[Chorus]

We are worms, we're the best, and we've come to win the war.

We'll stand, we'll never run, we'll stay until it's done.

Though our friends may fall and our world be blown apart,

we'll strike with all our might, we'll fight for what is right.

'Till the end.

If anything, life as a worm had become even more dangerous.

Experiments had brought new and more powerful weapons to the battle.

Stories of exploding bananas were used to scare the young ones from mischief.

Sometimes even hardened war veterans could not hide their simmering fear.

We join Clagnut, son of Spadge, as he sets out on a scouting mission behind enemy lines.

The memory of his father clear in his mind, Clagnut carefully peeked over a leaf.

It was then, to his horror, he saw his uncle Boggy B trapped in a cave,

and the enemy's evil smile, as he reached for the soft fruit of doom!

[Chorus]

This was the moment he had trained for since he was only half an inch long!

Using the rope he had packed, Clagnut lowered himself down the hill.

Primed for action, silent and deadly as only the slimiest of worms can be,

he crouched down, and quietly squirmed up behind his foe, prepared to make it count.

At such close range, a grenade or a banana would surely make things worse.

So he drew his baseball bat and struck his foe across the neck with a mighty swing.

The enemy flew high and into the abyss, where Boggy then rained 3 cows upon his head

and once again, the cry was heard far across the land:

"WE'VE WON THE WAR!!"

[Chorus] x5

Wormsong 2011 (2)

The fourth Wormsong was released by Team17 just for the sake of fun and as a "thank you" to their fans.<br\> The background music is a remix of the first Wormsong, although Bjørn Lynne has nothing to do with this one.<br\> Team17 is also introducing a slightly changed chorus to their fans.

For a chronological order of the story, this has got to be the second song.

Length: 5 minutes, 42 seconds.

Lyrics

This is a story of courage and honour... and those small pink things, we call "Worms".

It was war, annihilation was close attend.

Worm turned against worm, dead shadow clog the land.

Where so many would fall, others knew, they must follow

Their songs of hook [(bereft in hollow?)]

For one worm, the day had come to take our paws and lead the front

But when he was two, his father left.

A soldier subscripted to the military draft

Fodder for the battlefields, father never returned

Now three years have passed for vengeance he earns

This young worm was gripped with fear -

on the evil battle, his mission was clear.

[Chorus]

We are worms and we're armed and we've come to win this war.

we will not leave the fight, until the [___]

Though our comrades may fall and our world be blown apart,

we'll strike with all our might, we'll fight for what is asked.

'Till the end.

Three inches tall and armed to the teeth, no finer soldier would the enemy meet.

He'll cut them down, he'll make his mark.

And the name "Boggy B" will strike terror in their hearts.

Scrambling up a grassy knoll, he watched the battle taking its toll.

With a Bazooka in hand, he aimed down at [(sight?)],

then fired and recoiled, as the shell took flight

Chaos and carnage quickly ensued, as worms fell by [(rank?)] where a mushroom cloud grew.

Smoke cleared from the exploding shell, Boggy B observed - not all enemies were quell.

[Chorus]

Rising out of the hole came the enemy [___].

Readying their weapons [(glaring up on)] the knoll

Suddenly there came a defining great cry, as the worms in the battle looked up to the sky.

Thundering down from the heavens above - a screaming [___] eagle laden with bombs.

Like an avenging angel strafing the field unleashing bomb after bomb 'till the enemy was killed.

And who should shocked Boggy just happen to see?

[___] was dead in the cockpit, saluting with glee.

That solitary worm stood on the knoll was junked by his comrades and general all

[Chorus]

Astonished by this incredible feet, the general among them proclaimed Boggy B

a hero, a saviour, the worm to end wars.

And he pinned on a medal so large he fell forwards.

As much as young Boggy would like the acclaim, he told him he's dead in the war-ending plane

The general took Boggy chomping on his cigarre said "Why son, we have no plane [___]

You'll go far" Could it be true, was there really no plane? Was he dead, is he dead, will I see him again?

With Boggy still struggling with what he just saw, his buddies around him cheered

"WE'VE WON THE WAR!"

[Chorus] x3