Little Richard sang it And Dick Clark brought it to life Danny and the Juniors Hit a groove struck as sharp as the knife Well now do you remember All the guys that gave us rock 'n' roll Chuck Berry's gotta be The greatest thing that came along He made the guitar beats And wrote the all time greatest song Well now do you remember All the guys that gave us rock 'n' roll Elvis Presley is the King He's the giant of the day Paved the way for the rock 'n' roll star Yeah the critics kept a knockin' But the stars kept a rockin' And the choppin' didn't get very far Goodness gracious great balls of fire Well nothin's really happenin' 'Till the saxophones ready to blow And the beat's not jumpin' 'Till the drummer says he's ready to go Well now do you remember All the guys that gave us rock 'n' roll Let's hear the high voice wail (oo-oo-oo-oo) And here the voice down low (ah- ah ah-ah) Let's hear the background (Um-didi-wada um-didi-wada um- didi-wada um-didi-wada) They gave us rock 'n' roll They gave us rock 'n' roll They gave us rock 'n' roll