Lyrics:

Well now the warden threw a party in the county jail
The prison band was there,they began to wail
The band began jumping and the band began to swing
You should've heard them knocked out jailbirds sing
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Well 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
Well, everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Well now number forty-seven said to number three
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
I sure would be delighted if you'd bow with me
Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me
Well let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock
Rock now

Well now Sad sack was sitting on a block of stone
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
Well let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Shifty Henry said now 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'm gonna stick around while I 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
Well just a moving and a grooving to the Jailhouse Rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock