Jail House Rock - Johnny Farago

The warden threw a party in the county jail

The prison band was there and they began to wail

The band began to-jumping they began to swing

You should have heard the knock down jailbird sing

Let's rock everybody let's rock

Everybody in the whole cell block

Was dancing to the jailhouse rock

Spider Murphy played

On the tenor saxophone

Little Joe was blowin'

On a slide trombone

Drummer boy from Illinois

Was crash-a-bam boomin

The whole rhythm section

Was the purple gang

Let's rock everybody let's rock

Everybody in the whole cell block

Was dancing 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

More than do the

Jailhouse rock with me

Let's rock everybody let's rock

Everybody in the whole cell block

Was dancing to the jailhouse rock

Na na na

Sad sack was 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

Let's rock everybody let's rock

Everybody in the whole cell block

Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Shifty Henry said to Bugs

For Heaven's sake

No one's lookin'

Now's our chance to make a break

Bugsy turned to Shifty

And he said Nix nix

I want to stick around a while

And get my kicks

Let's rock everybody let's rock

Everybody in the whole cell block

Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock