You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down
There's a whole lot of rhythm going round [2x]

Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk [2x]

La, la, la, la, la
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, owww [2x]

You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down
There's a whole lot of rhythm going round [2x]

Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk [2x]

La, la, la, la, la
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, owww [2x]

We're gonna turn this mother out [2x]

You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down
There's a whole lot of rhythm going round [2x]

Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk

Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk (let us in we'll tear this mother out)
We gotta have that funk [2x]

Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk

Ow, we want the funk (we're gonna turn this mother out)
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk (we're gonna turn this mother out)
We gotta have that funk [2x]

Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk (let us in we'll tear this mother out)
We gotta have that funk [2x]

Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk