Let There Be Rock (Live)

In the beginning

Back in 1955

Man didn't know about 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 light"

And there was light

"Let there be sound"

There was sound

"Let there be drums"

There was drums

"Let there be guitar"

Oh, there was guitar

Let there be rock

Oh yeah, rock 'n' roll, c'mon

And it came to pass

That rock 'n' roll was born

And all across the land, every rockin' band

Was blowin' up a storm

And the guitar man got famous

The businessmen 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 the fingers pickin'

And this is what they had to say

"Let there be light

Sound

Drums

Guitar"

Oh, let there be rock

Oh yeah, c'mon

One night, in the club called "The Shakin' Hand"

There was a ninety-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 rock"

Oh, let there be rock 'n' roll, yeah