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, 'till 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, 'till 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, 'till broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.

When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too,
I'll be going strong and so will you.
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.

When the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then,
Start a rocking round the clock again.
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.

Esta es la primera canción de rock que tuvo éxito, y habla de la hora. Escucha e intenta entender las expresiones de tiempo que usa.

"Rock" significa "bailar rock, moverse al compás enérgicamente", pero también significa "roca", por eso cuando dicen "rock" en el vídeo a veces aparecen dos bailando y a veces aparece una roca o piedra.

Rock around the clock = Baila rock las 24 horas del día, todo el tiempo(dando la vuelta al reloj)

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight = Vamos a bailar todo el tiempo esta noche. (gonna = going to).
'Till broad daylight = hasta que sea completamente de día.