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Album: Wild Cherry
Genre: Disco
Writer: Robert Parissi
Released: 1976

Play That Funky Music or Play That Funky Music, White Boy was a super hit in 1976. The song reached this peak position on 28th September. The song returned into charts when Vanilla Ice released a cover as the B-side of his single Ice Ice Baby in the 90s. Wild Cherry was a rock band from Ohio, United States which was active for nine years (1970-1979). Until now, it has made two compilations Play the Funk (2000) with songs like: Baby Don’ You Know, 99/12, Electrified Funk and Try a Piece of My Love and Super Hits two years later with singles like: Hold On, 1 2 3 Kind of Love and Keep On Playin’ That Funky Music.

Hey, do it now
Yeah, hey

Hey, Once I was a funky singer
Playin’ in a Rock and Roll Band
I 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 the boogie
And play that funky music till you die
Till you die
Oh ya, ya

I tried to understand this
I thought that they were out of their minds
How could I be so foolish (How could I)
To not see I was the one behind
So still I kept on fighting
Well, loosing every step of the way
I said, I must go back there (I got to go back)
And check to see if things still the same
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 the boogie and play that funky music till you die
Till you die, ya
Till you die

(Gonna play that electified funky music, yeah)

(Hey, wait a minute)
Now first it wasn’t easy
Changin’ Rock and Roll and minds
And things were getting shaky
I thought I’d have to leave it behind
But now its so much better (it’s 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 the 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
(You Gotta keep on playin’ funky music)
Play that funky music
(Play that funky music)
Play that funky music
(Come and take you higher, ya)
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right, ya
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right