Let There Be Rock

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 schmaltz

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," there was sound

"Let there be light," there was light

"Let there be drums," there was drums

"Let there be guitar," there was guitar

"Oh, let there be rock"

Woo

And it came to pass

That rock 'n' roll was born

And all across the land, every rockin' band

Was blowing up a storm

And the guitar man 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 forty-two decibel rocking band

And the music was good and the music was loud

And the singer turned and he said to the crowd

"Let there be rock"