The warden threw a party in the county jail The prison band was there and they began to wail The band was jumpin and the joint began to swing You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing Lets rock, everybody, lets rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was 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 Lets rock, everybody, lets rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin to the jailhouse rock Number forty-seven said to number three You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see I sure would be delighted with your company Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me Lets rock, everybody, lets rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin to the jailhouse rock The sad sack was a sittin on a block of stone Way over in the corner weepin all alone The warden said, hey, buddy, don't you be no square If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair Lets rock, everybody, lets rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin to the jailhouse rock Shifty Henry said to bugs, for heavens sake No ones lookin, now's our chance to make a break Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks Lets rock, everybody, lets rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin to the jailhouse rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin to the jailhouse rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin to the jailhouse rock