When I first came to Manhattan
I was not surprised
The stories people had told me
Turned out to ea no lies
All the different people
From all over the world they´re living
A magic fills the air
There´s music everywhere
I love America {x3}

When I first heard funky music
It just blew my mind
The funky music was so good
I´d play it all the time
All the funky rhythms
Going all through my mind and body
They make me have to move
You can´t escape the groove
I love America {x3}

Everywhere funky music fills the air
You can go to the disco
And you´ll find it there
Funky music is music
With so much to share
I love America
I love America

I, I love the funky music {x3}
Funky, the funky, the funky music {x3}
I love America {x3}

When I first learned how to latin
I had so much fun
The salsa sound was so different
Than any sound around
The demanding music
From the people of Puerto Rico
I love to watch them play
Their music is so great
I love America {x3}

If you go out any night of the week
You can hear salsa music
The strong latin beat
Sets the mood of people
Who dance fast on their feet
I love America
I love America
La, la, la, la - salsa music {x3}
I love America {x3}

Then I went down in the country
Down in old Nashville
The people there were so friendly
I have good memories still
Of the wonderful times
That I spent in Nashville just dancing
To country-western sounds
The language they all found
I love America {x3}

Country-western music is full of life
When you hear the guitars strumming
Both day and night
Rock and roll is the soul
Of America´s pride
I love America
I love America

Rock and roll America, rock and roll
What I say {x3}
I love America

Then, I went to California
To a life of ease
The people there are so mellow
I never like to leave
And the music they play
Is so funky, but oh so mellow
Without that East Coast drive
The music is alive
I love America {x3}

Music is something they play every day
Bands on their West Coast
Get down with sounds of LA.
And the music in ´Frisco
Makes me have to say
I love America
I love America

I love, I love, I love America
Music, funky music
Salsa music, so demanding
Nashville, rock and roll, yeah
Hollywood, it´s so good