In the beginning
Back in nineteen fifty five
Man didn't know 'bout a rock 'n' roll show

'N 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, he said


Let there be sound, there was sound
Let there be light, there was light
Let there be guitar, there was guitar, ah

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, 'n guitar, ah
Let there be rock


One night in a club called the Shakin' Hand
There was a 42 decibel rockin' 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