In the beginning back in nineteen fifty five
Man didn't know 'bout 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 Tschaikovsky had the news, 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
Let there be rock

And it came to pass, that rock 'n' roll was born
All across the land every rockin' band, was blowin' up a storm
And the guitar man got famous, the business man got rich
And in every bar there was a superstar, with a seven year itch
There was fifteen million fingers, learnin' how to play
And you could hear the fingers pickin'
And this is what they had to say

Let there be light, sound, drums, guitar
Let there be rock

One night in a club called the Shakin' Hand
There was a 42 decibel rockin' band
The music was good, and the music was loud
And the singer turned and he said to the crowd

Let there be rock