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