69 it was fine you say
But by 79 it's gonna be mine I say

71 rang the knell
72 we went through hell
73 & 74 only gave us more
Bloody bloody bloody bore

But now it's here
Our new year
It's gonna be

78 revolutions a minute
78 revolutions a minute
78 revolutions a minute now

75 the same old jive
Christ will you tell me why we're still alive
76 no kick you bet
But no way we ain't dead yet

But now it's here
Our new year
It's gonna be

78 revolutions a minute
78 revolutions a minute
78 revolutions a minute now

It got better in 77
You say god know it wasn't no heaven
We say we know it weren't no revel
Stuff it we know it weren't no revel
Weren't no revel revel revel revolution

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Make up your mind, drive you blind
Make you say, make you say

78 revolutions a minute
78 revolutions a minute
78 revolutions a minute now
I said now, I mean now, not tomorrow, do it now