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 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
Rorororo rock
The sad sack was a
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 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
Dancing to the jailhouse rock