[00:06.90]The warden threw a party in the county jail.
[00:09.65]The prison band was there and they began to wail.
[00:12.40]The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing.
[00:14.96]You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
[00:17.70]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[00:23.50]Everybody in the whole cell block
[00:26.56]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[00:29.24]Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
[00:32.48]Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone.
[00:35.48]The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
[00:38.29]The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.
[00:43.22]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[00:46.64]Everybody in the whole cell block
[00:49.27]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[00:52.27]Number forty-seven said to number three:
[00:55.33]"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
[00:58.19]I sure would be delighted with yourpany,
[01:01.19]Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
[01:03.81]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[01:09.99]Everybody in the whole cell block
[01:12.61]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[01:27.10]The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
[01:29.85]Way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
[01:32.34]The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
[01:35.21]If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair."
[01:38.09]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[01:41.70]Everybody in the whole cell block
[01:46.33]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[01:48.75]Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake,
[01:52.69]No one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break."
[01:55.31]Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix,
[01:58.30]I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
[02:01.23]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[02:04.42]Everybody in the whole cell block
[02:09.22]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[02:12.59]Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock...