Hey, do it now, yeah hey Yeah, once I was a boogie singer, playin' in a rock & roll band I never had no problems, yeah, burnin' down the one night stands 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 that boogie and play that funky music 'til you die… 'Til you die At first, it wasn't easy, changin' rock & 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 ev-er-y way But I'll 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 that boogie and play that funky music 'til you die… 'Til you die, oh, 'til you die They shouted (Play that funky music) Play that funky music (Play that funky music) Hmm got to keep on playing funky music (Play that funky music) Play that funky music Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die 'Til you die, Lord, 'til you die They shouted (Play that funky music) Play that funky music (Play that funky music) Hmm got to keep on playing funky music (Play that funky music) Play that funky music Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die 'Til you die, Lord, 'til you die