[Intro: guitar riff + slapback, count-off energy] One, two, three, four—! [Verse 1] Roll over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news, The kids got a rhythm that the old world can’t use, Guitar like a razor, piano like a gun, The backbeat is born and the century’s undone... [Chorus] Rock ’n’ roll ignition, fire in the wire, Teenage thunder, set the night on fire, From Memphis heat to the city street, The future just got two left feet—dance! [Verse 2] Blue suede shoes on a blacktop road, Heartbreak hotel and a radio that explodes, Little Richard screams what the preachers fear, The body’s in charge and the beat is here... [Guitar solo / piano break] [Final Chorus] Rock ’n’ roll ignition, fire in the wire... (ends on a ringing guitar chord + echo)
