Everybody get ready
It's time to rocksteady
It's ba ba boom, yes it is

Don't lose the beat, now
Just dip your head, now
It's festival fire, listen here

You hear the people saying
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
Boom boom festival
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
Boom boom festival
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
Boom boom festival
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom

People are dancing
Teenagers romancing
It's ba ba boom time, listen here
Freddie get [bad word] do the rocksteady
It's ba ba boom time, listen here

You hear the people saying
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
Boom boom festival
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
Boom boom festival
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
Boom boom festival
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom

People are dancing
Teenagers romancing
It's ba ba boom time, listen here
Freddie get [bad word] do the rocksteady
It's festival fire, listen here

You hear the children saying
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
Boom boom festival
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom