Play That Funky Music

A-hey, do it, now
Yeah, hey

Hey-ah, once I was a boogie singer
Playing in a rock and 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 To disco down and check out the show

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   Yeah, they were dancing and singing
   And moving to the grooving
   And just when it hit me
   Somebody turned around and shouted

Chorus
   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, yeah
   Hear, hear, heh

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
Well, losing every step of the way
I said, “I must go back there”, I got to go back
And check to see if things still the same

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Gonna play some electrified funky music, yow!

Instrumental:   …Hey, wait a minute

Now first it wasn’t easy
Changing rock and roll and minds
Yeah, 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

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(They shouted, 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