The warden threw 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 everbody
Let's rock
everybody in
The whole cell block
was a dancin'
To the jailhouse rock
Spider Murphy played
The tenor saxophone
little joe was blowin'
On the slide trombon
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 a 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 you company
come on and
Do the jailhouse rock
with me
let's rock everybody
let's rock
Everybody
in the whole
Cell block
was a 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 puddy
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 a dancin'
to the jailhouse rock
Shifty henry said to
bugs for heaven's sake
No one's lookin'
now's change
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 a dancin'
to the jailhouse rock
Dancin'
to the jailhouse rock
Dancin'
to the jailhouse rock
Dancin'
to the jailhouse rock
Dancin'
to the jailhouse rock~