lay down the boogie

Here on this blog yesterday, considering Internet Comments about Bobby Darin's "Splish Splash" we came across one which simply reads, "funky whiteboy."


Which refers to --


Hey, do it now


Yeah, hey


Hey, once I was a boogie 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 fight - ing
Well, losing 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 electrified 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 it's 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





{Wild Cherry    1976}


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