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