| Lyrics: | Written by Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller
The warden threw a party in the county
jail.
The prison band was there and they began to wail.
The band was jumpin' down they
began to swing.
You should've heard those jailbirds sing.
Let's rock, everybody, let's
rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
Well
Spider Murphy played on the 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.
Well number forty-seven said to number
three:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure could enjoy some of 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.
Well
sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
When over in the corner weepin' all alone.
The
warden said, "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.
Well 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 |
