The warden threw a party
in the county jail
The prison band was there
and they began to wail
The band do the jumpin'
and the joint began to swing
You should've heard them
knocked-out jailbirds sing
Let's rock
let's rock
Everybody in the whole
cell block
Was dancin'
to the Jailhouse Rock
Spider Murphy
on the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowin'
on the slide trombone
The drummer boy went crash
boom bang
The whole rhythm section
was the Purple Gang
Let's rock
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'm sure
he delighted company
Come on and do
the Jailhouse Rock with me
Let's rock
let's rock
Everybody in the whole
cell block
Was dancin'
to the Jailhouse Rock
Sad sack was sittin'
on a stone
Way over corner
weepin' all alone
The warden hey buddy
no square
If you find a partner
wooden chair
Let's rock
let's rock
Everybody in the whole
cell block
Was dancin'
to the Jailhouse Rock
Shifty Henry to the 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 want to stick around
a while and get my kicks
Let's rock
let's rock
Everybody in the whole
cell block
Everybody here was dancin'
to the Jailhouse Rock