The beat goes on
The beat goes on
Drums keep poundin'
a rhythm to the brain
La di da di dee
La di da di da
The Charleston was once
the rage uh huh
History has turned a page
Uh huh
Mini-skirts the current thing
Uh huh
Teeny bopper
is our newborn king uh huh
The beat goes on
The beat goes on
Drums keep poundin'
a rhythm to the brain
La di da di dee
La di da di da
The grocery store's
a supermart uh huh
Little girls still
break their hearts uh huh
And men still keep on
marchin' off to war
Electrically they keep
a baseball score
And the beat goes on
The beat goes on
Drums keep poundin'
a rhythm to the brain
La di da di dee
La di da di da
Grandmas sit in chairs
and reminisce
Boys keep chasin' girls
to get a kiss
The cars keep a-goin'
faster all the time
Bum still cries hey buddy
have you got a dime
And the beat goes on
The beat goes on
Drums keep poundin'
a rhythm to the brain
La di da di dee
La di da di da
And the beat goes on
Yes the beat goes on
And the beat goes on
And the beat goes on
The beat goes on
And the beat goes on