The Beat Goes On

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The beat goes on, the beat goes on.
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Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.
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La de da de de, la de da de da.

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Charleston was once the rage, uh huh.
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History- has turned a page, uh huh.
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The miniskirt’s the current thing, uh huh.
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Tennybopper is our newborn king, uh huh.

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And the beat goes on, the beat goes on.
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Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.
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La de da de de, la de da de da.

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The grocery store does supermart, uh huh.
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Little girls still break their hearts, uh huh.
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And men still keep on marching off to war.
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‘lectrically they keep a baseball score.

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And the beat goes on, the beat goes on.
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Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.
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La de da de de, la de da de da.

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

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And the beat goes on, the beat goes on.
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Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.
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La de da de de, la de da de da.