Lyrics:

Yeah, There was a funky singer, playin' in a rock & roll band
And never had no problems, yeah, burnin' down one night stands
And everything around me, yeah, got to stop to feelin' so low
And I decided quickly (yes I did), to disco down and check out the show

Yeah they was 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

Hey wait a minute
Now first it wasn't easy changin' rock & roll and minds
And things were getting shaky, I thought I'd have to leave it behind
But now its so much better (its so much better), I'm funking 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 that boogie and play that funky music till you die,
Till you die, oh till you die

They shouted play that funky music, Play that funky music
Play that funky music, gotta keep on playin' funky music
Play that funky music (fade)