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The warden threw a party in the county jail,
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prison band was there and they began to wail.
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Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing,
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should've heard those kocked out jail birds sing.
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Lets Rock ! Everybody lets Rock !
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Everybody in the whole cell block,
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was a-dancin' to the Jail-house Rock!
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Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
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Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone.
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The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang !
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The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang. + REFRAIN
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Number forty seven said to Number Three:
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You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
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I sure would be delighted with your company,
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come on and do the jailhouse rock with me. + REFRAIN
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The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone,
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way over in the corner weeping all alone.
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The warden said: " Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
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If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair !" + REFRAIN
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Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
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no one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break!"
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Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, " Nix, nix,
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I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks." + REFRAIN
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+ dancin' to the Jail-house Rock....
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.