Hey, do it now, yeah hey Yeah, once I was a boogie singer playin' in a rock 'n' roll band I never had no problems, yeah, burnin' down the one nightstands And everything around me, yeah, got to start 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 the boogie and play that funky music till you die Oh till you die, come on, play some electrified funky music Hey wait a minute, now first it wasn't easy changin' rock 'n' roll and minds And things were getting shaky, I thought I'd have to leave it behind Oh, but now it's so much better, it's so much better I'm funkin' out in every way 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 the boogie and play that funky music till you die Till you die, oh till you die Play that funky music Got to keep on playing funky music Play that funky music