[Verse 1]
The warden threw a party in the county jail
The prison band was there, they began to wail
Judge started jumping, the band began to sway
You shoulda heard those knocked out jailbirds sing

[Chorus]
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

[Verse 2]
Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sakes
No one's looking, now's our chance to make a break"
Bugsy looked at Henry and he said, "Nix nix
I wanna stick around a while, gonna get my kicks."

[Chorus]
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

[Guitar solo]

[Verse 3]
Now was sack sitting on top of a load
Sitting in the corner on a block of stone
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square
You can't find a partner, use a wooden chair"

[Chorus]
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

[Verse 4]
Spider Murphy played his tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowing on his slide trombone
The drummer rode the rhythm went crash, boom, bang
The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang

[Chorus]
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

.... baby....help me out
....going to break out
....