[Intro]
D D# 2x
[Verse]
D D# D
The warden threw a party in the county jail
D# D
The prison band was there and they began to wail
D# D
The band was jumpin’ and the joint began to swing
D#
You should've heard thosed kocked out jail birds sing
[Chorus]
G# D#
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
A# G#
Everybody in the whole cell block
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
D D# D
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
D# D
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
D# D
The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang!
D#
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang
[Chorus]
G# D#
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
A# G#
Everybody in the whole cell block
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
D D# D
Number forty seven said to Number Three:
D# D
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
D# D
I sure would be delighted with your company
D#
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.
[Chorus]
G# D#
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
A# G#
Everybody in the whole cell block
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Solo]
G# D#
A# G#
D# G# D#
[Verse]
D D# D
The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
D# D
Way over in the corner weeping all alone
D# D
The warden said: " Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
D#
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair !"
[Chorus]
G# D#
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
A# G#
Everybody in the whole cell block
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
D D# D
Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
D# D
No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break
D# D
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said " Nix, nix;
D#
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.
[Chorus]
G# D#
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
A# G#
Everybody in the whole cell block
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Outro]
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Intro]
D D# 2x
[Verse]
D#
D# D
The warden threw a party in the county jail
D# The prison band was there
D
and they began to wail
D# The band was jumpin’
D
and the joint began to swing
D#
You should've heard thosed
kocked out jail birds sing
[Chorus]
G# Let’s rock, everybody,
D#
let’s rock.
A# G#
Everybody in the whole cell block
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
D#
D# D
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
D# Little Joe was blowin'
D
on the slide trombone
D# The drummer boy for Illinois
D
went crash, boom, bang!
D#
The whole rhythm section
was the purple gang
[Chorus]
G# Let’s rock, everybody,
D#
let’s rock.
A# G#
Everybody in the whole cell block
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
D#
D# D
Number forty seven said to Number Three:
D# You're the cutest jailbird
D
I ever did see.
D# I sure would be delighted
D
with your company
D#
Come on and do the
jailhouse rock with me.
[Chorus]
G# Let’s rock, everybody,
D#
let’s rock.
A# G#
Everybody in the whole cell block
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Solo]
G# D#
A# G#
D# G# D#
[Verse]
D#
D# D
The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
D# Way over in the corner
D
weeping all alone
D# The warden said: " Hey, buddy,
D
don't you be no square.
D#
If you can't find a partner
use a wooden chair !"
[Chorus]
G# Let’s rock, everybody,
D#
let’s rock.
A# G#
Everybody in the whole cell block
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
D#
D# D
Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
E D#
No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break
D# Bugsy turned to Shifty
D
and he said " Nix, nix;
D#
I wanna stick around
a while and get my kicks.
[Chorus]
G# Let’s rock, everybody,
D#
let’s rock.
A# G#
Everybody in the whole cell block
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Outro]
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
D# G# D#
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.