Lyrics:

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 'N' Roll was born
All across the land, every rockin' band,
Was blowin' 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,
Learnin' how to play
And you could hear those fingers pickin',
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 Shakin' Hand,
There was a forty-two 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 rooooock!"