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