The warden threw a party in the county jail
The prison band was there and they began to wail
The band was jumping and the joint began to swing
You shoulda 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 blowin on a slide trombone
The little boy from drummer, zaph 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
Shifty Henry said to Bugs For heavens sake
No ones looking nows the 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
Dancin to the jailhouse rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock
Ooh yeah, lets rock