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The prison band was there and they began to wail |
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The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing |
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You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing |
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Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
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Everybody in the whole cell block |
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Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock |
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Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone |
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Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone |
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The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang |
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The whole rhythm section was the purple gang |
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Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
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Everybody in the whole cell block |
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Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock |
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Number forty seven said to number three |
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You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see |
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I sure would be delighted with your company |
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Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me |
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Lets rock, everybody, lets rock |
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Everybody in the whole cell block |
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Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock |
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The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone |
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Way over in the corner, weepin' all alone |
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The warden said, hey, buddy, don't you be no square |
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If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair |
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Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
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Everybody in the whole cell block |
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Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock |
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Shifty Henry said to bugs, for heavens sake |
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No ones lookin', nows our chance to make a break |
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Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix, nix |
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I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks |
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Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
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Everybody in the whole cell block |
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Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock |
