Lyrics:

You can hear the beat from night 'til morning
You can see the beatnik mister get up a-yawning
The rattle of the drums, it drives them crazy
Laughing on the floor 'til they get hazy

It's the beat, it's the beat
It's the beat of the big beat drum

And you can hear it through the walls and through the ceiling
It can give you that knocked down mixed up feeling
Laughing around like a crazy frog
Chanting out like a misused dog

It's the beat, it's the beat
It's the beat of the big beat drum

Keep on beating, boy

Well you can hear the beat from night 'til morning
You can see the beatniks get up a-yawning
The rattle of the drums, it's driving them crazy
Laughing on the floor 'til they get hazy

It's the beat, I said the beat
It's the beat of the big beat drum
It's the beat, I mean the beat
It's the beat of the big beat drum
The beat of the big beat drum
Keep on beating boy, 'cause you know what I like