Play That Funky Music (Live)

Hey!

Yeah, once I was a boogie singer
Playin' in a rock & roll band
I never had no problems
Burnin' down the one night stands

And then everything around me
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, yeah
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"

I tried to understand this
I thought that they were out of their minds
How could I be so foolish
To not see I was the one behind?

So still I kept on fightin', yes, I did
Losin' every step of the way
I said, "I must go back there, I got to go back
To check and 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, yeah
Play that funky music, white boy
Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die
'Til you die
Oh, 'til you die"

At first it wasn't easy changing
Rock & Roll and minds
And things were gettin' shaky
I thought I'd have to leave it behind

But now it's so much better, it's so much better
I'm funkin' out in every way
I'll never lose that feelin', you know I won't
Of how I learned my lesson that day

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, ay
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 (How long?)
'Til you die, oh"

They shouted, "Play that funky music! (Play that funky music!)
Play that funky music! (You got to keep on playin' funky music!)
Play that funky music! (Oh, play that funky music!)
Play that funky music! (I wanna take you higher, baby!)"

"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
Play that funky music, white boy
Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die"