[Intro]
A# B 2x
[Verse]
A# B A#
The warden threw a party in the county jail
B A#
The prison band was there and they began to wail
B A#
The band was jumpin’ and the joint began to swing
B
You should've heard thosed kocked out jail birds sing
[Chorus]
E B
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
F# E
Everybody in the whole cell block
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
A# B A#
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
B A#
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
B A#
The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang!
B
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang
[Chorus]
E B
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
F# E
Everybody in the whole cell block
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
A# B A#
Number forty seven said to Number Three:
B A#
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
B A#
I sure would be delighted with your company
B
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.
[Chorus]
E B
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
F# E
Everybody in the whole cell block
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Solo]
E B
F# E
B E B
[Verse]
A# B A#
The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
B A#
Way over in the corner weeping all alone
B A#
The warden said: " Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
B
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair !"
[Chorus]
E B
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
F# E
Everybody in the whole cell block
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
A# B A#
Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
B A#
No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break
B A#
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said " Nix, nix;
B
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.
[Chorus]
E B
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
F# E
Everybody in the whole cell block
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Outro]
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Intro]
A# B 2x
[Verse]
D#
B A#
The warden threw a party in the county jail
B The prison band was there
A#
and they began to wail
B The band was jumpin’
A#
and the joint began to swing
B
You should've heard thosed
kocked out jail birds sing
[Chorus]
E Let’s rock, everybody,
B
let’s rock.
F# E
Everybody in the whole cell block
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
D#
B A#
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
B Little Joe was blowin'
A#
on the slide trombone
B The drummer boy for Illinois
A#
went crash, boom, bang!
B
The whole rhythm section
was the purple gang
[Chorus]
E Let’s rock, everybody,
B
let’s rock.
F# E
Everybody in the whole cell block
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
D#
B A#
Number forty seven said to Number Three:
B You're the cutest jailbird
A#
I ever did see.
B I sure would be delighted
A#
with your company
B
Come on and do the
jailhouse rock with me.
[Chorus]
E Let’s rock, everybody,
B
let’s rock.
F# E
Everybody in the whole cell block
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Solo]
E B
F# E
B E B
[Verse]
D#
B A#
The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
B Way over in the corner
A#
weeping all alone
B The warden said: " Hey, buddy,
A#
don't you be no square.
B
If you can't find a partner
use a wooden chair !"
[Chorus]
E Let’s rock, everybody,
B
let’s rock.
F# E
Everybody in the whole cell block
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
D#
B A#
Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
E D#
No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break
B Bugsy turned to Shifty
A#
and he said " Nix, nix;
B
I wanna stick around
a while and get my kicks.
[Chorus]
E Let’s rock, everybody,
B
let’s rock.
F# E
Everybody in the whole cell block
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Outro]
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
B E B
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.