I heard it from a little bird 
Who gave me permission 
The naughtiest words I ever heard 
That will be posed on 
Some girls, we need proof 
Of real root awakening 
To chase the dogs away 
And notify another day 
Cause the beat goes on 
When our fire’s gone 

Oh anything can sound absurd 
Depends on how you say it 
As long as you have the first word 
The rest is what you make it 

Some boys don’t mean to 
The real root awakening 
They know now what they say 
So chase the dogs away 
Because the beat goes on, yes it does, yes it does 
And the fire’s gone, then the fire’s gone away 
And the lights go down, when the lights go down, go down 
When the … lights out, 

Who gave me permission 
The smartest words I’ve ever heard 
That the beats go on 

Some boys don’t mean to 
The real root awakening 
They know now what they say 
So chase the dogs away 
Because the beat goes on, yes it does, yes it does 
And the fire’s gone, then the fire’s gone away 
And the lights go down, when the lights go down, go down 
When the … lights out.