You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down 
There's a whole lot of rhythm going round (x2) 

Ow, we want the funk 
Give up the funk 
Ow, we need the funk 
We gotta have that funk (x2) 

La, la, la, la, la 
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, owww (x2) 

You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down 
There's a whole lot of rhythm going round (x2) 

Ow, we want the funk 
Give up the funk 
Ow, we need the funk 
We gotta have that funk (x2) 

La, la, la, la, la 
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, owww (x2) 

We're gonna turn this mother out (x2) 

You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down 
There's a whole lot of rhythm going round (x2) 

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 (x2

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 (x2) 

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 (x2)

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