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Play That Funky Music Lyrics By Wild Cherry

    ahey do it now huh
    yeah hey

    heyah once i was a boogie singer
    playing in a rock and roll band
    i never had no problems yeah
    burning down the onenight stands
    then everything around me yeah
    it got to start to feeling so low
    and i decided quickly yes i did heh
    to disco down and check out the show

    pre
    yeah they were dancing and singing
    and moving to the grooving
    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 ’til you die heh heh
    ’til you die yeah what
    hear hear heh

    aheh i tried to understand this yeah
    heh i thought that they were out of their minds
    heh how could i be so foolish how could i
    to not see i was the one behind
    so still i kept on fighting
    well losing every step of the way hey what’d you do
    i said i must go back there i got to go back
    and check to see if things still the same

    pre
    yeah they were dancing and singing
    and moving to the grooving
    and just when it hit me
    somebody turned around and shouted

    play that funky music white boy yeah
    play that funky music right oh
    play that funky music white boy
    lay down the boogie and play that funky music ’til you die heh
    ’til you die yeah
    whoa ’til you die
    gonna play some electrified funky music yow

    ah ha ha

    hey wait a minute now first it wasn’t easy
    changing rock and roll and minds
    yeah things were getting shaky
    yeah i thought i’d have to leave it behind uh
    ooh but now it’s so much better it’s so much better
    i’m funking out in every way
    but i’ll never lose that feeling no i won’t
    of how i learned my lesson that day

    pre
    when they were dancing and singing
    and moving to the grooving
    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 ’til you die heh heh
    ’til you die yeah
    oh ’til you die yeah
    come on let’s go

    they shouted play that funky music play that funky music
    play that funky music you gotta keep on playing funky music
    play that funky music play that funky music
    play that funky music come on and take you higher

    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 yeah
    play that funky music honky
    play that funky music right

    Artist: Wild Cherry

    Year: 1976

    Decade: 70s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 299