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 tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang
The whole rhytm 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 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 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
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse rock
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse rock
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse rock
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse rock