Ninety feet tall and nine feet wide, solid gold,
'It must be a god,' they were told,
'When you hear the music play fall on your knees and begin to pray,' they were told,
But when the trumpet sounded the whole world bowed,
Three men stood there all alone, they said'

Not gonna bow to your idol,
We won't bow, oh no,
Not gonna bow to your idol,
We won't bow, oh no.

All Bobby wanted was just to fit in.
To be accepted he must act like them ' He said, 'No,'
'Everybody does it, so what's the fuss'
Come on, Bobby, won't you be like us'' ' He said, 'No,' (no)
And when the pressure came he watched them bow,
Bobby stood there all alone, he said'

Not gonna bow to your idol,
I won't bow, oh no, (no)
Not gonna bow to your idol,
I won't bow, oh no, (I won't bow)
We won't bow to your idol, (we won't bow)
We won't bow, oh no, (no)
Not gonna bow to your idol,
We won't bow down no more. (no more)

We don't have to give in to it,
We can choose to go against the crowd.

Not gonna bow to your idol, (we won't bow)
We won't bow, oh no, (no)
Not gonna bow to your idol,
We won't bow down no more, (no more)
Not gonna bow to your idol, (we won't bow)
We won't bow, oh no, (no, no)
Not gonna bow to your idol,
We won't bow down, oh no, (no, no)
Not gonna bow to your idol, (not gonna bow)
We won't bow, oh no, (no)
Not gonna bow to your idol,
(fade)