Hey! Do it now!   Yeah hey!      Yeah, once I was a Funky singer   Playin' in a Rock & Roll band   I never had no problems,    Yeah   Burnin' down the one night stands   And everything around me, yeah   Got to stop to feelin' so low   And I decided quickly, yes I did   To disco down and check out the show      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 that boogie and play that funky music till you die   Till you die, yeah yeah      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 til you die   til you die, Ohh til you die      Gonna play some electrified funky music, yeah      Hey wait a minute   Now first it wasn't easy   Changin' Rock & Rollin' 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   Gotta keep on playin' funky music   Play that funky music   Play that funky music   Play that funky music   Gonna take a higher note   Play that funky music white boy   Play that funky music right   Play that funky music white boy   Play that funky music right   Play that funky music white boy   Play that funky music...