In the beginning
Back in
nineteen fifty-five
Man didn't know
about a
rock 'n' roll show
and all that jive
The white man
had the smoltz
The black man
had the blues
No one knew what
they was gonna do
But Tchaikovsky
had the news
He said
"Let there be sound"
and there was sound
"Let there be light"
and there was light
"Let there be drums"
and there was drums
"Let there be guitar"
and there was guitar
"Oh let there be rock"
And it came to pass
that rock 'n' roll
was born
All across the land
every rockin' band
was blowing up
a storm
The guitarman
got famous
The businessman
got rich
And in every bar
there was a superstar
with a seven year itch
There were fifteen
million fingers
learning how to play
And you could hear
the fingers picking
And this is what
they had to say
"Let there be light"
"Sound"
"Drums"
"Guitar"
"Oh let there be rock"
One night in
a club called
The Shaking Hand
There was
a ninety-two decibel
rocking band
The music was good
and the music
was loud
And the singer
turned and he said
to the crowd
"Let there be rock..."