A DJ in Cleveland brought some bands to town

When the music got started

They tore the house down

People said everybody just went out of control

Alan Freed grabbed the mike and called it rock'n roll

They started Bandstand in Philly back in '55

And Elvis rock-a-billy brought Memphis alive

L.A. gave us surfers and Detroit's got soul

But there's only one home of rock'n roll



And kids a hundred thousand strong

Burned the phone lines all night long

To send a message loud and clear

In the U.S.A., you know the rock stops here



I said the rock stops here

Little Richard brought Miss Molly

The rock stops here

Peggy Sue's with Buddy Holly

The rock stops here

Everybody's gettin' down

The rock stops here

"Oww!" here comes the great James Brown

The rock stops here

Chuck Berry's with Maybelline

The rock stops here

Jerry Lee's piano's screamin'

The rock stops here

Elvis singin' "Blue Suede Shoes"

I need a shot of rock-a-billy

with my rhythm and blues



They looked from New York to L.A. to find the spot

Every city in the nation took their very best shot

When the dust all settled, one city stood tall

And they knew who deserved the Rock and Roll Hall

So to prove the facts they already knew

They took a nationwide poll

that made the front page news

When the votes were counted, the results all showed

In Cleveland, we eat, sleep and drink rock'n roll



Kids a hundred thousand strong

Shouted, "Put the Hall where it belongs"

Now here's the message loud and clear

In the U.S.A., you know the rock stops here



I said the rock stops here

Cathy's Clown's with Don and Phil

The rock stops here

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