Writer(s): Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
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've heard them 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
C'mon 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
The 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 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
