Songwriter: Steven Greenberg

Producer: Steven Greenberg

[Intro]

[Verse]
Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me
Town to keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, I talk about it, talk about it
Talk about it, talk about it
Talk about, talk about
Talk about movin'

Gotta move on
Gotta move on
Gotta move on

[Drum Solo]

[Chorus]
A-won't you take me to Funkytown?
Won't you take me to Funkytown?
Won't you take me to Funkytown?
Won't you take me to Funkytown?

[Instrumental Bridge 1]

[Chorus]
Won't you take me to Funkytown?
Won't you take me to Funkytown?
Won't you take me to Funkytown?
Won't you take me to Funkytown?

[Instrumental Bridge 2]

[Verse]
Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me
Town to keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, I talk about it, talk about it
Talk about it, talk about it
Talk about, talk about
Talk about movin'

Gotta move on
Gotta move on
Gotta move on

[Instrumental Bridge 3]

[Chorus]
A-won't you take me to Funkytown?
Won't you take me to Funkytown?
Won't you take me to Funkytown?
Won't you take me to Funkytown?

[Instrumental Bridge 4]

[Chorus]
Won't you take me to Funkytown?
Won't you take me to Funkytown?
Won't you take me to Funkytown?
Won't you take me to Funkytown, yeah?

Won't you take me down to Funkytown?
Won't you take me down to Funkytown?
Won't you take me down to Funkytown?
Won't you take me down to Funkytown?

(Won't you take me to) Funkytown?
(Won't you take me to) Funkytown?
(Won't you take me to) Funkytown?
(Won't you take me to) Funkytown?

Take me, won't you take me?
Take me, won't you take me?
Take me, (won't you take me) won't you take me?
Take me, (won't you take me) won't you take me?

I wanna go (won't you take me) to Funkytown
I wanna go (won't you take me) to Funkytown
I wanna go (won't you take me) to Funkytown
I wanna go (won't you take me) to Funkytown

Lipps, Inc.

Lipps, Inc. was an American disco group from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The group is best known for their single, “Funkytown”, released in 1980, that went double platinum, and was a number-one hit in 28 countries.

The original line up consisted of Cynthia Johnson and various rotating artists.