the beat goes on

• 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 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
  
  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