You can’t stop an avalanche as it races down the hill
You can try to stop the seasons, but you know you never will
And you can try to stop my dancing feet, but I just cannot stand still
‘Cause the world keeps spinnin' round and round
And my heart’s keepin’ time to the speed of the sound
I was lost ’til I heard the drums, then I found my way

‘Cause you can’t stop the beat, 5, 6, 7, 8, ever since this whole world began
A woman found out if she shook it, she could shake up a man
And so I’m gonna shake and shimmy it the best that I can today
‘Cause you can’t stop the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky
You can wonder, if you wanna, but I’ll never ask why
And if you try and hold me down, I’m gonna spit in your eye and say
That you can’t stop the beat

You can’t stop the river as it rushes to the sea
You can try to stop the hands of time, but you know it just can’t be
And if they try to stop us, I’ll call the N double A C P
Cause the world keeps spinnin' round and round
And my heart’s keepin' time to the speed of sound
I was lost ’til I heard the drums, then I found my way

'Cause you cant stop the beat, ever since we first saw the light
A woman found out if she shook it, she could shake up a man
And so I’m gonna shake and shimmy it the best that I can today
‘Cause you can’t stop the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky
You can wonder, if you wanna, but I’ll never ask why
And if you try and hold me down, I’m gonna spit in your eye and say
That you can’t stop the beat

You can’t stop today (no) as it comes speeding down the track (ooh, child yes)
Yesterday is history (be gone) and it’s never comin' back (look ahead)
Tomorrow is a brand new day, and it don’t know white from black (yeah)

‘Cause the world keeps spinnin’ round and round
And my heart’s keepin time to the speed of sound
I was lost til I heard the drums, then I found my way
‘Cause you cant stop the beat

Ever since we first saw the light
A woman found out if she shook it, she could shake up a man
And so I’m gonna shake and shimmy it the best that I can today
‘Cause you can’t stop the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky
You can wonder, if you wanna, but I’ll never ask why
And if you try and hold me down, I’m gonna spit in your eye and say
That you can’t stop the beat

That you can’t stop the beat
That you can’t stop the beat
That you can’t stop the beat
That you can’t stop the beat