[Verse 1]
Blow horns, you sure sound pretty
Your violins keep moving to the nitty-gritty
When you hear the scratch of the guitars scratching
Then you'll know that rhythm carries all the action, woah

[Chorus]
Turn the beat around
Love to hear percussion
Turn it upside down
Love to hear percussion
Love to hear it

[Verse 2]
Flute player, play your flute 'cause
I know you want to get your thing off
But you see I've made up my mind about it
It's got to be the rhythm, no doubt about it, woah-woah

[Verse 3]
And when the guitar player starts playing
That syncopated rhythm
With the scratch, scratch, scratch
Makes you wanna move your body
Yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)
And when the drums starts beating that beat
Beating out that beat with the syncopated rhythm
And the (rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat) of the drum, hey
[Chorus]
Turn the beat around
Turn it upside down
(Love to hear percussion) Woah, yeah

Turn it upside down
Turn it all around
(Love to hear percussion) Woah, yeah
Love to hear it, love to hear it
Love to hear it, love to hear it (hey, hey)

[Outro]
(Turn the beat around)
Turn the beat around, turn it around
(Love to hear percussion)
Let me hear it

(Turn it upside down)
Around and 'round and 'round, yeah
(Love to hear percussion) Uh-huh
Oh, oh (love to hear it)

(Turn the beat around)
Turn the beat around, turn it around
(Love to hear percussion)
Woah (turn it upside down)
Turn it upside down
Turn it around and 'round and 'round (love to hear percussion)
And 'round and 'round and 'round and 'round
Love to hear it, love to hear it
Love to hear it

I'm talking 'bout the beat
When you move your feet
(Turn the beat around)
When you move your feet

Talking 'bout the beat
When you move your feet
(Turn it upside down)
Turn the beat around

Turn it upside down
Turn the beat around
Turn it upside down
(Turn the beat around)
(Turn it upside down) That's right
(Turn the beat around)