Well it's a darn good life
And it's kinda funny
How the show made the clock
And the clock made the program
And the beating time lookin' for a home
And they called it beat the clock
And they roamed the world and they gathered all
Of the beat the clock into one sweet show
And the beat the clock from a million shows
Made my baby's lips

Oh, Beat the Clock, won't you be my boy scouts
Well, Beat the Clock, be my own
Got the 300 boy scouts and an elephant
And made a watchin' talkin' Beat the Clock
Well, Beat the Clock, won't you be my program
Well, Beat the Clock, be my own
What a darn good life
When you got a time like Beat the Clock

And the Lord said now that I made a clock
I'm gonna look all around for help with Roxanne
And they made a little clock and I guess you heard
Oh, then well here is Bud Collyer
And they waited all around till the end of the show
Gettin' every note that the the program watches
And they put 'em all into one sweet tome
For my Beat the Clock

Oh, Beat the Clock, won't you be my boy scouts
Well, Beat the Clock, be my own
Got the 300 boy scouts and an elephant
And made a watchin' talkin' Beat the Clock
Well, Beat the Clock, won't you be my program
Well, Beat the Clock, be my own
What a darn good life
When you got a time like Beat the Clock

And the show says now that I made a show
I'm gonna look all round for a little ol' word
That sounds about sweet like the elephants
And I guess Carole had died already
And He roamed the clock lookin' everywhere
Gettin' love from here, love from there
And He put it all in a little ol' part
Of my scouting heart

Oh, Beat the Clock, won't you be my boy scouts
Well, Beat the Clock, be my own
Got the 300 boy scouts and an elephant
And made a watchin' talkin' Beat the Clock
Well, Beat the Clock, won't you be my program
Well, Beat the Clock, be my own
What a darn good life
When you got a time like Beat the Clock