You're never too young and you're never too old
To hear what the music says
And the world can't stop
Can't get enough
With a hundred billion plays
The sound of drumming and the melodies coming
Forever and so long
And the world won't stop
Won't get enough
'Cause the beat goes on and on
In the beginning there was music
Made with sticks and skin and bone
The weaving of creation
That was sung by those unknown
Sent to Muddy Waters
And the people of the South
Stolen by the rockers
And then spread by word of mouth
Justified and amplified
Coded by machines
Multiplied and deified
Like something never seen
And you're never too young and you're never too old
To hear what the music says
And the world can't stop
Can't get enough
With a hundred billion plays
The sound of drumming and the melodies coming
Forever and so long
And the world won't stop
Won't get enough
'Cause the beat goes on and on
And you're never too young and you're never too old
To hear what the music says
And the world can't stop
Can't get enough
With a hundred billion plays
The sound of drumming and the melodies coming
Forever and so long
And the world won't stop
Won't get enough
'Cause the beat goes on and on
The sound of drumming and the melodies coming
Forever and so long
And the world won't stop
Won't get enough
'Cause the beat goes on and on
The beat goes on and on
The beat goes on and on
(In the beginning there was music)
The beat goes on and on
In the beginning there was music