[00:07.61]The warden threw a party in the county jail.
[00:10.10]The prison band was there and they began to wail.
[00:12.97]The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing.
[00:15.67]You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
[00:18.61]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[00:22.57]
[00:24.06]Everybody in the whole cell block
[00:26.50]
[00:27.18]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[00:29.18]
[00:30.12]Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
[00:33.18]Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone.
[00:35.93]The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
[00:39.14]The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.
[00:41.25]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[00:45.01]
[00:47.06]Everybody in the whole cell block
[00:49.17]
[00:50.11]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[00:52.10]
[00:53.16]Number forty-seven said to number three:
[00:55.91]"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
[00:58.72]I sure would be delighted with yourpany,
[01:01.34]Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
[01:04.22]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[01:07.64]
[01:08.83]Everybody in the whole cell block
[01:11.83]
[01:12.76]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[01:15.83]
[01:27.20]The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
[01:30.01]Way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
[01:32.50]The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
[01:35.62]If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair."
[01:38.31]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[01:41.67]
[01:43.24]Everybody in the whole cell block
[01:45.98]
[01:46.85]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[01:48.85]
[01:49.91]Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake,
[01:52.53]No one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break."
[01:55.35]Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix,
[01:58.28]I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
[02:00.90]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[02:04.40]
[02:06.65]Everybody in the whole cell block
[02:08.83]
[02:09.72]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[02:11.65]
[02:12.70]Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock...