Goin' to a party in the county jail,
prison band was there and they began to wail.
kid is shakin' and began to sing;
you should've heard them knocked out jailbirds sing.
let's rock! everybody, let's rock!
everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the jailhouse rock.
Spider murphy sittin' on a block of stone;
little joey blowin' on a slide trombone.
come on, silly willy, don't you be no square.
if you cannot find a partner, use a wooden chair.
let's rock! everybody, let's rock!
everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the jailhouse rock.
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 awhile and get my kicks."
let's rock! everybody, let's rock!
everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the jailhouse rock.