The Story Of The Rockers

It started out with Haley's Comets
A-rocking round the clock
Well, then along came Presley
With some hillbilly rock,
Mix it in with Carl Perkins
Chuck Berry when he's working
And Little Richard out of Macon
Inspired Jerry Lee to shaking
Slow down the tempo with the Fat Domino
Bring back the rhythm with Bo's band
Don and Phil and Eddie Cochran
And Buddy Holly kept a-rocking

And that's the story of the rockers
Yeah, who kept us dancing
Everybody was moving
And it looked so fine
You feel the emotion
As you looked around
Sock it to me rockers
Roll it down the line

Jump back down to to Philly
For a daily Bandstand Rock
At The Hop with Danny's Juniors
The Stroll was very hot now
Rydell, Cannon and Dion sang
While Eddy's Rebels twanged on
Soon the world a-started twisting
With the Checker dance
The Four Seasons sang Sherry
While Barry Gordy shopped the Champs
Ike and Tina and a-Uncle Ray
Along with Shannon's Runaway

And that's the story of the rockers
Yeah, who kept us dancing
Everybody was moving
And it looked so fine
You feel the emotion
As you looked around
Sock it to me rockers
Roll it down the line

The West Coast started surfing
With the Beach Boy band
Jan and Dean and the Surfaris
Spread the songs throughout the land
And soon the Beatles from a-Liverpool
Electrified, began to rule
Roll out the Stones with Satisfaction
Mix in a bit of blues reaction
Byrds and Spoonful got in motion
With a very good time notion
Otis Redding and Revue
Young Rascals attitude

And that's the story of the rockers
Yeah, who kept us dancing
Everybody was moving
And it looked so fine
You feel the emotion
As you looked around
Sock it to me rockers
Roll it down the line