The Beat's Got a Hold on Me Songtext

And you know that I've tried to leave it
I tell myself I don't need it
But then again the minute I hear it
It's a magnetic pull and I'm in the spirit

The cradle started to rock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one two three
Said, ?The beat's got a hold on me?

From a mother's lullaby
Singing, ?Hush, baby, don't you cry?
To every port of call, every dance hall
They say - Yeah

Sailors on the sea
Sang, ?Nearer My God to Thee?
When they heard the trade winds blow
They sang, ?Yo ho ho oh-oh?
Soldiers sang, ?Here we come?
As they marched to the fife and drum
Thunder of boots on the ground
And the walls came tumbling down

Do the two-step
Do the twist
Shake your tail feathers
Do it like this
Play La Bamba
Play a tango
Play a requiem
'Cause I'm feeling low
Do the buck and wing
Do the stroll
Play a minuet
Play some rock and roll