It started out with Haley's Comets
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A-rockin' round the clock
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Well, then along came Presley
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With some hillbilly rock,
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Mix it in with Carl Perkins
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Chuck Berry when he's workin'
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And Little Richard out of Macon
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Inspired Jerry Lee to shakin'
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Slow down the tempo with the Fat Domino
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Bring back the rhythm with Bo's band
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Don and Phil and Eddie Cochran
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And Buddy Holly kept a-rockin'
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And that's the story of the rockers
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Yeah, who kept us dancin'
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Everybody was movin'
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And it looked so fine
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You feel the emotion
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As you looked around
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Sock it to me rockers
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Roll it down the line
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Jump back down to to Philly
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For a daily Bandstand Rock
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At The Hop with Danny's Juniors
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The Stroll was very hot now
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Rydell, Cannon and Dion sang
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While Eddy's Rebels twanged on
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Soon the world a-started twistin'
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With the Checker dance
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The Four Seasons sang Sherry
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While Barry Gordy shopped the Champs
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Ike and Tina and a-Uncle Ray
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Along with Shannon's Runaway
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And that's the story of the rockers
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Yeah, who kept us dancin'
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Everybody was movin'
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And it looked so fine
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You feel the emotion
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As you looked around
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Sock it to me rockers
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Roll it down the line
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The West Coast started surfin'
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With the Beach Boy band
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Jan and Dean and the Surfaris
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Spread the songs throughout the land
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And soon the Beatles from a-Liverpool
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Electrified, began to rule
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Roll out the Stones with Satisfaction
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Mix in a bit of blues reaction
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Byrds and Spoonful got in motion
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With a very good time notion
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Otis Redding and Revue
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Young Rascals attitude
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And that's the story of the rockers
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Yeah, who kept us dancin'
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Everybody was movin'
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And it looked so fine
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You feel the emotion
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As you looked around
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Sock it to me rockers
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Roll it down the line
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The Story Of The Rockers
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Shakin' Stevens |