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