The song lyrics count the hours from one to twelve o'clock and describe rocking around the clock throughout the night. It encourages putting on nice clothes and joining in the fun of dancing to rock music from one o'clock until broad daylight, repeating the pattern of rocking when the clock strikes each new hour.
The song lyrics count the hours from one to twelve o'clock and describe rocking around the clock throughout the night. It encourages putting on nice clothes and joining in the fun of dancing to rock music from one o'clock until broad daylight, repeating the pattern of rocking when the clock strikes each new hour.
The song lyrics count the hours from one to twelve o'clock and describe rocking around the clock throughout the night. It encourages putting on nice clothes and joining in the fun of dancing to rock music from one o'clock until broad daylight, repeating the pattern of rocking when the clock strikes each new hour.
The song lyrics count the hours from one to twelve o'clock and describe rocking around the clock throughout the night. It encourages putting on nice clothes and joining in the fun of dancing to rock music from one o'clock until broad daylight, repeating the pattern of rocking when the clock strikes each new hour.
4/4 1…2…1234 C 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
G7 We're gonna rock around the clock tonight. C C7 Put your glad rags on and join me hon', we'll have some fun when the clock strikes one, F We're gonna rock around the clock tonight C We're gonna rock, rock, rock 'til broad daylight G7 F C G7 We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight C C7 When the clock strikes two and three and four, if the band slows down we'll yell for more F We're gonna rock around the clock tonight C We're gonna rock, rock, rock 'til broad daylight G7 F C G7 We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight C C7 When the clock chimes ring five and six and seven we'll be rockin' up in 7th heaven F We're gonna rock around the clock tonight C We're gonna rock, rock, rock 'til broad daylight G7 F C G7 We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight C C7 When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too, I'll be goin' strong and so will you F We're gonna rock around the clock tonight C We're gonna rock, rock, rock 'til broad daylight G7 F C G7 We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight C C7 When the clock strikes 12 we'll cool off then, start a rockin' 'round the clock again F We're gonna rock around the clock tonight C We're gonna rock, rock, rock 'til broad daylight G7 F C F C We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock (X3) tonight