Jailhouse Rock

The warden threw a party in the county jail

The prison band was there, they began to wail

The band was jumping, and the joint began to swing

You shoulda heard those locked-out jailbirds sing

Let's rock, everybody, let's rock

Everybody in the whole cell block

Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone

Little Joe was blowing 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 dancing 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 dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Rock, rock, rock

Sad Sack was sitting on a block of stone

Way over in the corner weeping all alone

The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square

You can't find a partner, use a wooden chair"

Let's rock, everybody, let's rock

Everybody in the whole cell block

Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake

No one's looking, 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 dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock