Play That Funky Music

Hey, do it now, huh Yeah, hey Hey, once I was a boogie singer Playing in a rock 'n' roll band I never had no problems, yeah Burning down the one-night stands Then everything around me, yeah It got to start to feeling so low And I decided quickly, yes, I did, heh To disco down and check out the show Yeah, they were dancing and singing And moving to the grooving 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 'til you die" (heh, heh) 'Til you die, yeah, uh Here, here, ha Well, I tried to understand this (yeah) Heh, 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 Well, losing every step of the way (hey, what'd you do?) I said, "I must go back there," I got to go back And check to see if things still the same Yeah, they were dancing and singing And moving to the grooving And just when it hit me Somebody turned around and shouted... "Play that funky music, white boy (yeah) Play that funky music right, oh Play that funky music, white boy Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die" (heh) 'Til you die (yeah) Oh, 'til you die Gonna play some electrified funky music, yow Ah, ha, ha Hey, wait a minute, now first it wasn't easy Changing rock 'n' roll and minds Yeah, things were getting shaky (yeah) I thought I'd have to leave it behind, uh Ooh, but now it's so much better, it's so much better I'm funking out in every way But I'll never lose that feeling, no, I won't Of how I learned my lesson that day When they were dancing and singing And moving to the grooving 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 'til you die" (heh) 'Til you die (yeah) Oh, 'til you die, yeah Come on, let's go! (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, ha) Play that funky...