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The Rhythm of Life

The Rhythm of Life” is a song from the 1966 Broadway musical Sweet Charity, written by composer Cy Coleman and lyricist Dorothy Fields.

Lyrics

When I started down the street last Sunday,
Feel-in’ mighty low and kind-a mean,
Suddenly a voice said, “Go forth, neighbour!
Spread the picture on a wider screen!”
And the voice said, “Neighbour, there’s a million reasons
Why you should be glad in all four seasons!
Hit the road, neighbour, leave your worries and strife!
Spread the religion of the rhythm of life.”

For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat,
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet!
Rhythm on the inside, rhythm on the street,
And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat!

             To feel the rhythm of life
For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat,
            To feel the powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet!
             To feel the tingle in your fingers
Rhythm on the inside, rhythm on the street,
             To feel the tingle in your feet!
And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat!

             To feel the rhythm of life
For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat,
          Go, go, go!
            To feel the powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet!
          Go, go, go!
             To feel the tingle in your fingers
Rhythm on the inside, rhythm on the street,
          Tell them everything 
             To feel the tingle in your feet!
And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat!
          you know!

Go and spread the gospel in Milwaukee;
Take a walkie talkie to the Rocky Ridge!
All the way to Canton, then to Scranton,
Even tell it under the Manhattan Bridge.
You will make a new sensation,
Have a growing congregation,
Build a glowing operation here below!

Like a Pied Piper blowing,
Lead and keep the music flowing,
Keep the rhythm go, go, going; go, go, go!

   You will make a new sensation,
Like a Pied Piper blowing,
   Have a growing congregation,
Lead and keep the music flowing,
   Build a glowing operation here below! Go, go!
Keep the rhythm go, go, going; go, go, go!
  Like a Pied Piper blowing, lead and keep the music flowing,
Keep the rhythm go, go, going; go go go!

Flip your wings and fly up high!
Flip your wings and fly up high!
Flip your wings and fly up high!
Fly, fly, fly up high!

You can do it if you try!
You can do it if you try!
You can do it if you try!
Try, try, try to fly!

Like a bird up in the sky!
Like a bird up in the sky!
Like a bird up in the sky!
Fly, fly, fly!

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O, the rhythm of life is a powerful beat,
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet!
Rhythm on the inside, rhythm on the street,
And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat!

      To feel the rhythm of life,
O, the rhythm of life is a powerful beat,
      To feel the powerful beat, 
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet!
      To feel the tingle in your fingers,
Rhythm on the inside, rhythm on the street,
       To feel the tingle in your feet!
And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat!

      To feel the rhythm of life
O, the rhythm of life is a powerful beat,
   Go, go, go!
      To feel the powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet!
   Go, go, go!
      To feel the tingle in your fingers
Rhythm on the inside, rhythm on the street,
    Tell them everything
     To feel the tingle in your feet!
And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat!
     you know!

To feel the rhythm of life,
to feel the powerful beat,

To feel the tingle in your fingers,
To feel the tingle in your life!  life! life!

Neighbour, you’ve got the rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, rhythm of life!’

Here’s a version by the West End Singers.

And another impressive version by the Moscow Boys Choir.

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The choir is a registered charity.

The Ku-ring-gai Male Choir acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past, present and emerging – and through them to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.