And the beat goes on, 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 miniskirt's the current thing, uh huh Teenybopper are our newborn king, uh huh
And the beat goes on, 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 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
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 a going faster all the time Bums still cries, \"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, the beat goes on And the beat goes on, and the beat goes on The beat goes on and the beat goes on The beat goes