DOWNLOAD THE SONGSHEET
Canada's Really Big (PDF)(coming soon)
Canada's Really Big (WORD)(coming soon)
The Arrogant Worms are a Canadian musical comedy trio founded in 1991 that parodies many musical genres. They are well known for their humorous on-stage banter in addition to their music. The Arrogant Worms formed in 1991, with its founding members being Trevor Strong, Mike McCormick, John Whytock, and Steve Wood. Wood left the band in 1991. Whytock left in 1995, and was replaced by Chris Patterson. Since 1995, the members have been Trevor Strong (vocals), Mike McCormick (guitar, vocals), and Chris Patterson (bass, vocals). They began by performing musical comedy on campus radio station CFRC at Queen's University in Kingston, and quickly moved to doing the same on CBC Radio, particularly on Jack Farr's "The Radio Show". Rock, folk, ballads, country, and children's music all have been genres parodied by the Worms. When not spoofing a particular style of music, the Worms' material pokes fun at various aspects of daily life in Canada with songs like "Canada's Really Big", "Me Like Hockey", "We Are the Beaver", "I Am Not American", and "Proud to Be Canadian". The band has long supported the cause of literacy in Canada, and have twice won the Peter Gzowski Award for their efforts.