Capo 1
Verse
D
The warden threw a party in the county jail,
D
Prison band was there and they began to wail,
D
Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing,
D
Should've heard thosed knocked out jail birds sing,
Chorus
G D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
Verse
D
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
D
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone,
D
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
D
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang,
Chorus
G D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
Verse
D
Number forty-seven said to number three,
D
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see,
D
I sure would be delighted with your company,
D
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me,
Chorus
G D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
Verse
D
The sad sack was a sittin on a block of stone,
D
Way over in the corner weepin all alone,
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
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
Verse
D
Shifty Henry said to bugs, for heavens sake,
D
No ones lookin, now's our chance to make a break,
D
Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix,
D
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks,
Chorus
G D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
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