E F E F The warden threw a party in the county jail E F E F prison band was there and they began to wail E F E F band was jumpinʼ and the joint began to swing E F E F shouldʼve heard thosed kocked out jail birds sing Chorus: A#7 Lets Rock! F Lets Rock! C7 A#7 Everybody in the whole cell block F A#7 F Was a-dancinʼ to the Jail-house Rock! E F E F Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone E F E F Little Joe was blowinʼ on the slide trombone E F E F The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang ! E F E F The whole rhythm section was the purple gang Chorus: A#7 Lets Rock! F Lets Rock! C7 A#7 Everybody in the whole cell block F A#7 F Was a-dancinʼ to the Jail-house Rock! E F E F Number forty seven said to Number Three: E F E F Youʼre the cutest jailbird I ever did see. E F E F I sure would be delighted with your company E F E F Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me. Chorus: A#7 Lets Rock! F Lets Rock! C7 A#7 Everybody in the whole cell block F A#7 F Was a-dancinʼ to the Jail-house Rock! E F E F The sad sack was a-sittinʼ on a block of stone E F E F Way over in the corner weeping all alone E F E F The warden said: " Hey, buddy, donʼt you be no square. E F E F If you canʼt find a partner use a wooden chair !" Chorus: A#7 Lets Rock! F Lets Rock! C7 A#7 Everybody in the whole cell block F A#7 F Was a-dancinʼ to the Jail-house Rock! E F E F Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heavenʼs sakes, E F E F No oneʼs lookinʼ; nowʼs our chance to make a break E F E F Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said " Nix, nix; E F E F I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks. Chorus: A#7 Lets Rock! F Lets Rock! C7 A#7 Everybody in the whole cell block F A#7 F Was a-dancinʼ to the Jail-house Rock!
