See the pople walkin' down the street; fall in line just watchin' all their feet. They don't know where they want to go, but they're walkin' in time.

They got the beat, they got the beat, they got the beat, yeah, they got the beat.

See the kids just gettin' out of school. They can't wait to hang out and be cool. Hang around 'til quarter after twelve. That's when they fall in line.

The got the beat, they got the beat, kids got the beat, yeah, kids got the beat.

Go-go music really makes us dance. Do the pony; puts us in a trance. Do the watusi, just give us a chance. That's when we fall in line. 'Cause we got the beat, we got the beat, we got the beat, yeah, we got it!

We got the beat, we got the beat

We got the beat, ev'rybody (we got the beat)

Get on your feet (we got the beat)

We know you can dance to the beat. (we got the beat)

Jump back, get down (we got the beat)

Round and round and round. (we got the beat)

We got the beat (we got the beat)

We got the beat.

(we got the beat.)

(we got the beat.)

We got the beat

(we got the beat)

(we got the beat)

We got the beat.