Lá no início In the beginning Em 1955 Back in nineteen fifty five O homem nunca tinha visto um show de rock Man didn't know 'bout a rock 'n' roll show E todo aquele ritmo 'N all that jive O homem branco tinha o sentimentalismo The white man had the schmaltz O negro tinha o blues The black man had the blues Ninguém sabia o que eles iam fazer No one knew what they was gonna do Mas Tchaikovsky deu a notícia, e ele disse But Tchaikovsky had the news, he said
Que haja som, e houve som Let there be sound, and there was sound Que haja luz, e houve luz Let there be light, and there was light Que haja bateria, houve a bateria Let there be drums, there was drums Que haja guitarra, houve a guitarra Let there be guitar, there was guitar, ah Que haja rock Let there be rock
E aconteceu And it came to pass Que o rock'n'roll nasceu That rock 'n' roll was born Por tudo o quanto é lado, bandas de rock All across the land every rockin' band Botavam pra quebrar Was blowin' up a storm E o guitarrista ficou famoso And the guitar man got famous O empresário ficou rico The businessman got rich E em cada bar havia um superstar And in every bar there was a superstar Querendo colocar chifres em alguém With a seven-year itch Havia quinze milhões de dedos There was fifteen million fingers Aprendendo a tocar Learnin' how to play E dava pra você ouvir os dedos dedilhando And you could hear the fingers pickin' E isto é o que eles tinham a dizer And this is what they had to say
Que haja luz, som, bateria, e guitarra, ah Let there be light, sound, drums, 'n guitar, ah Que haja rock! Let there be rock
Uma noite em um clube chamado The Shakin' Hand One night in a club called The Shakin' Hand Havia uma banda tocando acima de 42 decibéis There was a 42 decibel rockin' band E a música era boa And the music was good E a música estava alta And the music was loud E o vocalista virou e disse para a multidão And the singer turned and he said to the crowd Que haja rock! Let there be rock