Let There Be Rock

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 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!

And it came to pass
That rock and roll was born
All across the land
Every rocking band
Was blowing 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 were fifteen million fingers
Learning how to play
And you could hear those 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 42 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!