Play That Funky Music

Hey, do it now

Once I was a boogie singer

Playin' in a rock & roll band

I never had no problems

Burnin' down one night stands

And everything around me

Got to stop to feelin' so low

And I decided quickly

Yes, I did

To disco down and check out the show

They was

Dancin' and singin'

And movin' to the groovin'

And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted

Play that funky music white boy

Play that funky music right

Play that funky music white boy

Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die

Till you die

I tried to understand this

I thought that they were out of their minds

How could I be so foolish

How could I

To not see I was the one behind

So still I kept on fighting

Losing every step of the way

I said I must go back there

(I got to go back here)

And check to see if things still the same

Yeah they were dancin', and singin'

And movin' to the groovin'

And just when, it hit me

Somebody turned around and shouted

Play that funky music white boy

Play that funky music right

Play that funky music white boy

Lay down the boogie and play that funky music till you die

Till you die, oh till you die

Gonna play some electrified funky music

Hey, wait a minute

Now first it wasn't easy

Changin' rock & roll and minds

And things were getting shaky

I thought I'd have to leave it behind

But now its so much better

It's so much better

I'm funking out in every way

But I'll never lose that feelin'

No, I won't

Of how I learned my lesson that day

When they were

Dancin' and singin'

And movin' to the groovin'

And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted

Play that funky music white boy

Play that funky music right

Play that funky music white boy

Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die

Till you die

Oh till you die

(They shouted: Play that funky music) play that funky music

(Play that funky music) you gotta keep on playing funky music

(Play that funky music) play that funky music

(Play that funky music) come on and take you higher

Play that funky music, white boy

Play that funky music right, yeah

Play that funky music, white boy

Play that funky music right, yeah

Play that funky music, white boy

Play that funky music right, yeah

Play that funky music, honky

Play that funky music right