Let There Be Rock 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 Tschaikovsky 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!

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!

Guitar!

Let there be rock!

One night in the 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!

• Artist:AC/DC
• Album:Let There Be Rock (1977)