| Lyrics: | The warden threw a party in 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 those knocked
out jailbirds 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 a sittin' on a block of stone
way
over in the corner weepin' 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 |
