The warden threw a party in the country jail
The prison band was there and they began to wail
She band was jumpin’ and the joint began to swing
You should’ve heard those knocked out jail birds sing

     * Let’s rock, ev’rybody let’s rock
     Ev’rybody in the whole cell block
     Was a-dancin’ to the jailhouse rock

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowin’ on the slide trombone
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang

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Number forty seven said to number three
You’re the cutest jail bird I ever did see
I sure would be delighted with your company
Come on and do the Jailhouse rock with me

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