Hey¡¦do it now¡¦yeah hey
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Yeah, once I was a boogie singer¡¦playin' in a rock & roll band
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I never had no problems, yeah¡¦burnin' down the one night stands
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And everything around me, yeah¡¦got to start to feelin' so low
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And I decided quickly [yes, I did]¡¦to disco down and check out the show
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Yeah, they were dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
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And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
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Play that funky music white boy
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Play that funky music right
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Play that funky music white boy
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Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die¡¦
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(hey,hey) till you die¡¦yeah, yeah
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Well, I tried to understand this¡¦Yeah, huh, I thought that they were out of their minds
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How could I be so foolish, [How could I]¡¦tonight's the hours, the one behind
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So still I kept on fightin'¡¦Wow, loosin' every step of the way (Yeah, what'd you do?)
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I said, "I must go back there"[Got to go back]¡¦and check to see if things still the same
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Yeah, they were dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
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And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
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Play that funky music white boy
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Play that funky music right
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Play that funky music white boy
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Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die¡¦
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Till you die¡¦(Yeah) Wow, till you die
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(Come on¡¦Play some electrified funky music)
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[Hey, wait a minute] Now first it wasn't easy¡¦changin' rock & roll and minds
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And things were getting shaky¡¦I thought I'd have to leave it behind
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Oh, but now its so much better [It's so much better]¡¦I'm funkin out in ev-er-y way
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But-I'll never lose that feelin' [No I won't]¡¦Of how I learned my lesson that day
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When they were dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
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And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
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Play that funky music white boy
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Play that funky music right
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Play that funky music white boy
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Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die¡¦
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Till you die¡¦oh, till you die
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(They shouted, Play that funky music) Play that funky music
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(Play that funky music) Got to keep on¡¦Play that funky music
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(Play that funky music) Pl--AY that funky music
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(Play that funky music) Wanna take ya higha now¡¦
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Play that funky music white boy
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Play that funky music right, yeah
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Play that funky music white boy
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Play that funky music right
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Play that funky music white boy
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Play that funky music right, yeah
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Play That Funky Music
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