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

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

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"

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



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Track duration: 03:07


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    General Comment:Fully agreed...
    Flag lizzieluvs2playon May 31, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:i think that this song is about even when things go wrong and people and times change the beat still goes on-that is, the world still goes on and you can make it through all of that stuff

    regardless of its corny meaning i absolutely love this duet by sonny and cher, each part complements them each great
    Flag reeebeckahon January 10, 2006   Link

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