the warden threw a party
in the county jail
the prison band was there
and they began to wail
the band was jumping and the joint
began to swing
you should have heard those knocked out
jail-birds sing let's rock
ev'rybody let's rock
ev'rybody in the whole cell block
was dancing 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
ev'rybody let's rock
ev'rybody in the whole cell block
was dancing to the jailhouse rock
number forty-seven said to number three
you're the cutest jail-bird
i ever did see
i sure would be delighted
with your company
come on and do the jailhouse
rock with me let's rock
ev'rybody let's rock
ev'rybody in the whole cell block
was dancing to the jailhouse 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
if you can't find a partner
use a wooden chair let's rock
ev'rybody let's rock
ev'rybody in the whole cell block
was dancing 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
ev'rybody let's rock
ev'rybody 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
dancing to the jailhouse rock