Doodle wop a-rat-a-tat boom   I'll make the sound of a jet plane zoom   Doodle wop a-rat-a-tat boom   I'll make the sound of a fire      You got to believe in somethin'   Why not believe in me?   You got to believe in somethin'   Why not believe in me?      What have I, I done to you   To make you mean   And treat me the way you do?      Go on and wave your flag, brother   Start your revolution   I'm willin' to let you do your thing   Tell me why are you plannin' a compromise?      Oh, you got to believe in somethin'   Why not believe in me?   You gotta believe in somethin'   Why not believe in me?      Take the chain off your brain   Take the chain off your brain   Stop, take a look at yourself   Stop ridiculin' everybody else      You've got to believe in somethin'   Why not believe in me?   You got to believe in somethin'   Why not believe in me?      You got to believe in somethin'   Why not believe in me?   You got to believe in somethin'   Why not believe in me?      You got to believe in somethin'   Why not believe in me?