Once I was a boogie singer, playin' in a rock'n'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 the boogie And play that funky music till you die Oh, till you die Gonna play some electro-funk every time Hey, wait a minute Now first it wasn't easy Changin' rock'n'roll at night Things were gettin' 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 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 the boogie And play that funky music till you die Till you die Oh, till you die Come on baby Play that funky music Play that funky music Play that funky music You got to keep on playin' funky music Play that funky music Play that funky music Play that funky music