Hey is it the beat that makes you wanna dance

Is it the message that makes you take a chance

Is it the melody that makes you wanna sing

Is it the bump that makes you boogie on your thing

Tell me what could it be

What could it be

Mama tell me what in the funk do you see

What do you see

Tell me what could it be

What could it be

Mama tell me what in the funk do you see

Oh whatever it is it's really got a hold on me

Woke up one night and feeling so strange

This rank of music was playing in my brain

The mass confusion is driving me insane

The hell with woodstock

I'm going on soul train

Tell me what could it be

What could it be

Mama tell me what in the funk do you see

What do you see

Tell me what could it be

What could it be

Mama tell me what in the funk do you see

Oh whatever it is

It's really got a hold on me

Tell me what could it be

What could it be

Mama tell me what in the funk do you see

What do you see

Tell me what could it be

What could it be

Mama tell me what in the funk do you see

Tell me what

What do you see baby

Mama tell me what in the funk do you see

Tell me what could it be

What could it be

Mama tell me what in the funk do you see

Whatever it is it's really got a hold on me

Come on do it

Oh got a hold on me

Feel just like james brown

I'm going on soul train

Come watch me dance