Bb           G#
Everybody get ready
Bb           G#
It's time to rocksteady
Bb           G#
It's ba ba boom, yes it is
Bb           G#
Don't lose the beat, now
D#            C#
Just dip your head, now
Bb           G#     Bb
It's festival fire, listen here

[Chorus 1]
G#
You hear the people saying
Bb        G#      Bb
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
 G#
Boom boom festival
Bb        G#      Bb
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
 G#
Boom boom festival
Bb        G#      Bb
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
 G#
Boom boom festival
Bb        G#    Bb           G#
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom

[Verse 2]
Bb           G#
People are dancing
Bb           G#
Teenagers romancing
Bb           G#       Bb           G#
It's ba ba boom time, listen here
Bb           G#
Freddie get ready
D#           C#
Come do the rocksteady
Bb           G#       Bb
It's ba ba boom time, listen here

[Chorus 2]
G#
You hear the people saying
Bb        G#      Bb
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
 G#
Boom boom festival
Bb        G#      Bb
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
 G#
Boom boom festival
Bb        G#      Bb
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
 G#
Boom boom festival
Bb        G#    Bb           G#
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom


[Verse 3]
Bb           G#
People are dancing
Bb           G#
Teenagers romancing
Bb           G#       Bb           G#
It's ba ba boom time, listen here
Bb           G#
Freddie get ready
D#           C#
Come do the rocksteady
Bb           G#       Bb           G#
It's ba ba boom time, listen here

[Outro]
G#
You hear the people saying
Bb        G#      Bb
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom
 G#
Boom boom festival
Bb        G#      Bb
Boom boom, ba ba boom boom