E F7 E F7 The warden threw a party in the county jail E F7 E F7 prison band was there and they began to wail E F7 E F7 band was jumpinʼ and the joint began to swing E F7 E F7 shouldʼve heard thosed kocked out jail birds sing Chorus: A#7 Lets Rock! F7 Lets Rock! C7 A#7 Everybody in the whole cell block F7 A#7 F7 Was a-dancinʼ to the Jail-house Rock! E F7 E F7 Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone E F7 E F7 Little Joe was blowinʼ on the slide trombone E F7 E F7 The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang ! E F7 E F7 The whole rhythm section was the purple gang Chorus: A#7 Lets Rock! F7 Lets Rock! C7 A#7 Everybody in the whole cell block F7 A#7 F7 Was a-dancinʼ to the Jail-house Rock! E F7 E F7 Number forty seven said to Number Three: E F7 E F7 Youʼre the cutest jailbird I ever did see. E F7 E F7 I sure would be delighted with your company E F7 E F7 Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me. Chorus: A#7 Lets Rock! F7 Lets Rock! C7 A#7 Everybody in the whole cell block F7 A#7 F7 Was a-dancinʼ to the Jail-house Rock! E F7 E F7 The sad sack was a-sittinʼ on a block of stone E F7 E F7 Way over in the corner weeping all alone E F7 E F7 The warden said: " Hey, buddy, donʼt you be no square. E F7 E F7 If you canʼt find a partner use a wooden chair !" Chorus: A#7 Lets Rock! F7 Lets Rock! C7 A#7 Everybody in the whole cell block F7 A#7 F7 Was a-dancinʼ to the Jail-house Rock! E F7 E F7 Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heavenʼs sakes, E F7 E F7 No oneʼs lookinʼ; nowʼs our chance to make a break E F7 E F7 Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said " Nix, nix; E F7 E F7 I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks. Chorus: A#7 Lets Rock! F7 Lets Rock! C7 A#7 Everybody in the whole cell block F7 A#7 F7 Was a-dancinʼ to the Jail-house Rock!
