The beat goes on, the beat goes on
Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain
La-dee-da-dee-dee

La-dee-da-dee-da

Charleston was once the rage

Uh-huh
History has turned a page
Uh-huh

The maxiskirt's the current thing
Uh-huh
Teenie bopper is our new born king

Uh-huh

And the beat goes on, yeah the beat goes on

Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain
La-dee-da-dee-dee
La-dee-da-dee-da


The grocery store's the supermart
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.

The beat goes on, the beat goes on

Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain
La-dee-da-dee-dee
La-dee-da-dee-da


Grandmas sit in chairs and reminisce
Boys keep chasing girls to get a kiss

Life keeps going faster all the time
Bums still cry 'Hey buddy have you got a dime'


The beat goes on, the beat goes on
Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain
La-dee-da-dee-dee

La-dee-da-dee-da
The beat goes on and on and on...