turn the beat around love to hear percussion turn it upside down love to hear percussion love to hear it blow horns you sure sound pretty your violins keep moving to the nitty gritty when you hear the scratch of the guitars scratchin then you ll know that rhythm carries all the action whoa turn the beat around love to hear percussion turn it upside down love to hear percussion love to hear it turn the beat around love to hear the percussion turn it upside down love to hear percussion love to hear it flute player play your flute cause i know that 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 whoa whoa cause when the guitar player start playing with the syncopated rhythm with the scratch scratch scratch makes me wanna move my body yeah yeah yeah and when the drummer starts beating that beat he nails that beat with the syncopated rhythm with the rat tat tat tat tat tat on the drums hey turn the beat around love to hear percussion turn it upside down love to hear the percussion love to hear it love to hear it love to hear it love to hear it turn the beat around love to hear percussion turn it upside down love to hear percussion love to hear it love to hear it love to hear it