The warden threw
a party
at the county jail
The prison band was
there
and they began to wail
The band was jumpin'
and the joint began
to swing
You should've heard
the knocked out jail
birds sing let's rock
everybody let's rock
Everybody in the
whole cell block
was dancin' to
the Jailhouse Rock
Spider Murphy played
the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowin'
on the slide trombone
The drummer boy from
Illinois went crash,
boom, bang!
The whole rhythm
section was the purple
gang let's rock
everybody let's rock
Everybody in the
whole cell block
was dancin' to the
Jailhouse Rock
Number forty seven
said to number three
you're the cutest
jailbird I ever did see
I sure would be
delighted with
your company
Come on and do the
Jailhouse Rock with me
let's rock
everybody let's rock
Everybody in the
whole cell block
was dancin' to the
Jailhouse Rock
The sad sack was sittin'
on a block of stone
way over in the corner
weeping all alone
The warden said
hey buddy don't you
be no square
If you can't find a partner
use a wooden chair
let's rock
everybody let's rock
Everybody in the
whole cell block
was dancin' to the
Jailhouse Rock
Shifty Henry said
to Bugs for heaven's sake
no-one's lookin'
now's our chance to
make a break
Bugsy turned to Shifty
and he said nix nix
I wanna stick around
a while and get my
kicks let's rock
Everybody let's rock
Everybody in the
whole cell block
was dancin' to the
Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the
Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the
Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the
Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the
Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the
Jailhouse Rock