(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley & His Comets Words and Music by Max Freedman and Jimmy DeKnight -The # 7 song of the 1955-1959 rock era -Was # 1 for 8 weeks in 1955. -It was reissued in 1968 but only managed to "Bubble Under" at # 118. -A second reissue in 1974 did go as high as # 39. -introduced in the 1955 film "The Blackboard Jungle" starring Glenn Ford as the teacher and Vic Morrow and Sidney Poitier as students. Twelve years later, Poitier reversed the role and played a teacher in a similar story, "To Sir With Love" 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, 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 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 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 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 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 Gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz ronhontz@worldnet.att.net