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 the tenor saxophone, Little Joe was blowin´ 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 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 do the Jailhouse 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 a 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.