written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
recorded by The Coasters (1959)
appears in the musical revue "Smokey Joe's Cafe"

(spoken)
In the begining there was nothing but rock
Then somebody invented the wheel
And things just began to roll

(sung)
Did you ever hear a tenor sax
Swingin' like a rusty axe
Honkin' like a frog, down in a hollow log
Baby, that is rock and roll

Did you ever hear a guitar twang
Jingy - jingy - jingy - jang
Ever hear those strings doin' crazy things
Baby, that is rock and roll

That ain't no freight train that you hear
Rollin' down the railroad tracks
That's a country boy's piano band
Playin' in between the cracks

You say that music's for the birds
And you can't understand the words
Well, honey, if you did, you'd really blow your lid
'Cause baby, that is rock and roll

In the morning,
Baby that is rock and roll
In the evening
Baby that is rock and roll