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YOU CAN'TSTOPTHEBEAT
M u s i cb y M A R CS H A I M A N
Lyricsby MARCSHAIMANand SCOTT WITTMAN

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TRACY: You - can' t stop an AV a lanche - as it ra
PENNY: You - can't stop a riv er as it rush

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ces down the hill. _ You can try - to stop- the sea
CS out to sea._ You can trv - to stop_ the hands -

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SONS, girl, but you know you nev er will. - And you can
of time, but ya know it just - can't be.- And if they

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my danc ing but I Just- can not - stand still. -

us, Sea weed, I'll call the N dou b l e - A - C P!_

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(1. TRACY & LrNK)

(2. PENNY & SEAWEED)
then I found - my way- 'cause you
can't stop the beat!

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f( sE u - since this old world be a wom- an found out if she shook she could
v- since we first saw the a man and wom - an like to shake o n a

shake up a And so I ' m gon - na shake and shim - my the best that I can to
Sat-ur-day And so I ' M gon - na shake and shim- my with all of mv might to

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'cause you can't stop the mo tion of the o - cean or the

'cause you can't stop the mo tion of the o - cean or the
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sun in the sky. You canwon der if you wan - trä, but I nev - er ask why. And if you
r a i n f r o m a - b o v e . They can try - to stop the par a - dise we're dream- ing of. But they can -

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try to hold me down, I'm gon - na spit your eye _ and say that
not stop the rhy - thm of two hearts in love - to stay, cause
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EDNA: You can't stop my hap - pi - ness,- 'cause I like -

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the way I am. And you just - can't stop- my knife -

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and fork when I a Christ - mas So if you -

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- don't like- the way- I look, - well, - I just don't give a damn!-

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'Cause - 'round 'round -

the world keeps spin ning - and and my heart's-

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- keep-ing time - to the speed- of sound.- I was lost- till I heard- the drums-

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- and I found- my way- 'cause you can't stop the beat!

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shake up a And so I'm son - na shake and shim - mv best that I can - to
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MOTORMOUTH:
oh, oh, you _ can' t stop to - day-
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ing down the track. - child, _ yes ter- day- is his

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MOTORMOUTII & ENSEMBLE:

'cause the world 'round_
_ keeps spin - ning and 'round, and my heart's_

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then I found - my way - 'cause
you can't stop the beat!

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rain from They can try - to stop the par - a - dise we're dream-ing of. But
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AMBER &
VELMA:

aah. Oo' mus-cl e s!We can't !

AMBER & AMBER &

VELMA: VELMA:

AMBER &
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Tus - sle girls are al - ways try'n to please some But now we're gon - na shake and shim-my

ALL: 'Cause

par-a-disewe'rs

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but you can not stop the rhy - thm of two hearts stay,_
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cause you stop

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You c an' t stop beat!- You can't

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