In the beginning
Back in nineteen fifty-five
Man didn ’t know about a rock ‘n ’ roII show
And aII that jive
The white man had the smoItz
The bIack man had the bIues
No one knew what they was gonna do
But tchaikovsky had the news
He said –
“Iet there be Iight”, and there was Iight
“Iet there be sound”, and there was sound
“Iet there be drums”, and there was drums
“Iet there be guitar”, and there was guitar
“Iet there be rock”
And it came to pass
That rock ‘n ’ roII was born
AII across the Iand every rockin ’ band
Was bIowing up a storm
The guitarman got famous
The businessman got rich
And in every bar there was a super star
With a seven year itch
There were fifteen miIIion fingers
Learning how to pIay
And you couId hear the fingers picking
And this is what they had to say
“Iet there be Iight”
“sound”
“drums”
“guitar”
“Iet there be rock”
One night in a cIub caIIed `the shaking hand ’
There was a ninety-two decibeI rocking band
The music was good and the music was Ioud
And the singer turned and he said to the crowd –
“Iet there be rock”