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