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Sonny & Cher - The Beat Goes On (Official Music Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sonny Bono
Sonny Bono
Vocals
Cher
Cher
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sonny Bono
Sonny Bono
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sonny Bono
Sonny Bono
Producer
Bob Irwin
Bob Irwin
Mastering Engineer
Stan Ross
Stan Ross
Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
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
[Verse 1]
The Charleston was once the rage, uh-huh
History has turned the page, uh-huh
The miniskirt's the current thing, uh-huh
Teenybopper is our newborn king, uh-huh
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
Grandmas sit in chairs and reminisce
Boys keep chasing girls to get a kiss
The cars keep a-going faster all the time
Bum still cries, "Hey buddy, have you got a dime?"
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
And the beat goes on
Yes, the beat goes on
And the beat goes on
And the beat goes on, on, on, on
The beat goes on
On, on, on, on, on, on, on, on
And the beat goes on
On, on, on, on, on, on, on
And the beat–
Written by: Sonny Bono

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