Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock

"Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (Jimmy De Knight) in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition of the song was recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets. Their version was released on May 20, 1954, as a single from their third album, "Rock Around the Clock" (1954). The song reached number one on the Billboard Singles Chart on July 9, 1955, and remained in that position for eight weeks. In the UK it topped the Singles chart on November 25, 1955 a position it held for 5 non consecutive weeks. 

 

Rock Around The Clock 

by Bill Haley and His Comets 

One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock, 

Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock, 

Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock, 

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight. 

 Put your glad rags on and join me, hon, 

We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one, 

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight, 

We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight. 

We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight. 

 When the clock strikes two, three and four, 

If the band slows down we'll yell for more, 

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight, 

We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight. 

We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight. 

 When the chimes ring five, six and seven, 

We'll be right in seventh heaven. 

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight, 

We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight. 

We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight. 

When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too, 

I'll be goin' strong and so will you. 

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight, 

We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight. 

We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight. 

 When the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then, 

Start a rockin' round the clock again. 

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight, 

We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight. 

We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.