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