Once I was a boogie singer    Playing in a rock n' roll band    I never had no problems, yeah    Running down in one night stands       Now everything around me    Got to start to feeling so low    And I decided quickly, yes I did    To disco down and shake out the show       And there was dancing and singing    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 in boogie and play that funky music 'til you die!"       So play that funky music baby, play it, play it right    You know we got it going on    We'll funk it up all night    So shake me crazy, honey, you know you really gotta    So play that funky music    Everybody's gonna be alright (Hugh)       At first it wasn't easy    Changing rock n' roll in mind    Things were getting shaky    I thought I'd have to leave it behind       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       And there was dancing and singing    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 in boogie and play that funky music 'til you die!"       So play that funky music baby, play it, play it right    You know we got it going on    We'll funk it up all night    So shake me crazy, honey, you know you really gotta    So play that funky music    Everybody's gonna be alright       Play that funky music (play that funky music)    Play that funky music (play that funky music)    Play that funky music    Yeah, you gotta keep playin' funky music!       Lay down in boogie and play that funky music 'til you die