Now kids your mother used to fix your lunch
And you'd come to school and all you'd get is reading and writing and arithmetic
But the world has progressed now
Now the only way is you gotta have a beat!
Now children let brother Jordan tell ya,
how to be real with everyone you meet,
Just get in the groove that boogie woogie move,
cause today you gotta have a Beat
People today is full of rhythm it's in their head or even in their feet,
You better wake up and get rhythm,
You gotta have the Beat.
The world is full of competition,
And you gotta be strong to compete,
If you don't know what it's about,
You'll soon find out that you really got to have a beat.
The truest thing that's ever been said is that history always repeats,
Cause there was a time when Jazz was in line,
Cause today you gotta have the Beat.
When Columbus discovered America,
He was in line for the Kings Crown and suite,
But now he will be just another sailor,
Cause today you gotta have the Beat.
All revealed one world the same,
For his daring and brilliant feet,
There's no more need for those kinds of deeds,
Cause today you gotta have the Beat.
Romeo won the heart of Juliet with music that was soft and sweet,
But that couldn't happen today Juliet,
Cause today you gotta have the Beat.
All of ya could be successful,
If you get together and walk on the right street,
The only receipts for success are progress,
Cause today you gotta have the beat.
Old King Cole was a merry old soul and in his day he was really all neat,
But things have changed and he'd look very strange,
Casue today you gott have the beat.
You could finish Howard, Yale,
And your education still wouldn't be complete,
Cause unless you got that swing,
You got to have that Beat.
Chopin write some beautiful music and for years played it's really a treat,
It's still ok but a bit passé,
Casue today you gotta have the beat.
Now kids that's your history lesson for the day
So now lets go on out and play!