The beat goes on
The beat goes on
Drums keep pounding
A rhythm to the brain
La de da de de
La de da de da

Charleston was once the rage, uh-huh
History has turned the page, uh-huh
The mini skirts the current thing, uh-huh
Teenybopper is our newborn king, uh-huh

And the beat goes on
The beat goes on
Drums keep pounding
A rhythm to the brain
La de da de de
La de da de da

The grocery store's the super mart, uh-huh
Little girls still break their hearts, uh-huh
And men still keep on marching off to war
Electrically they keep a baseball score

And the beat goes on
The beat goes on
Drums keep pounding
A rhythm to the brain
La de da de de
La de da de da

Grandmas sit in chairs and reminisce
Boys keep chasing girls to get a kiss
The cars keep going faster all the time
Bums still cry, "Hey buddy, have you got a dime?"

And the beat goes on
The beat goes on
Drums keep pounding
A rhythm to the brain
La de da de de
La de da de da

And the beat goes on
Yes, beat goes on
And the beat goes on
And the beat goes on, on, on, on
And the beat goes on