Once I was a boogie singer
Playin' in a Rock 'n' Roll band
I never had no problems
Burnin' down the night stands
And everything around me
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, oh, till you die
I tried to understand this
I thought that they were outta their minds
How could I be so foolish
To not see I was the one behind
So still I kept on fightin'
Losin' every step by the way
I said, I must go back there
In Jackessee still the things are the same
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
At first it wasn't easy
Changed in Rock 'n' Roll at mind
The things won't get 'n shakin'
I thought I have to leave it behind
But now it's so much better
I'm funking out and out by the way
Well, I'll never lose that feelin'
How I learned by lesson, yeah
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
That's all, play that funky music
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 right
Play that funky music, white boy
Play that funky music right