Jailhouse Rock        J. Leiber and M. Stoller

The warden threw a party in the county jail.

The prison band was there and they begin to wail.

The band was jumpin’ and the joint began to swing.

You should‘ve heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.

Refrain:

Let’s rock! Let’s rock! 

Ev’rybody in the whole cell block  was dancin’ to the jailhouse rock!

The Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone.           

Little Joe was blowin’ on the slide trombone.                

The drummer boy from Illinois went crash boom bang!   

The whole rhythm section was the purple gang.            

The sad sack was a-sittin’ on a block of stone.             

Way over in the corner weeping all alone.                     

The warden said: Hey Buddy, don’t you be no square.   

If you can’t find a partner, use a wooden chair!

Number Forty seven said to number Three:  

You’re the cutest jailbird I ever did see.  

I sure would be delighted with your company.  

Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me.  

Shifty Henry said to Bugs: For Heaven’s sake,  

No one’s lookin’; now’s our chance to make a break.  

Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said: nix, nix;  

I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.

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