[Verse 1] Warden threw a party in the county jail Prison band was there and they began to wail The joint was jumping and the band began to swing You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing [Chorus] Let's rock, everybody, let's rock Everybody on the whole cell block They was dancing to the jailhouse rock [Verse 2] Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone Little Joe was blowing on the slide trombone The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang [Chorus] Let's rock, everybody, let's rock Everybody on the whole cell block They was dancing to the jailhouse rock [Verse 3] Well, 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" [Chorus] Let's rock, everybody, let's rock Everybody on the whole cell block They was dancing to the jailhouse rock Let's rock [Verse 4] The sad sack was a sitting on a block of stone Way over in the corner, weeping all alone The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square If you can't find a partner, use a wooden chair" [Chorus] Let's rock, everybody, let's rock Everybody on the whole cell block They was dancing to the jailhouse rock They was dancing to the jailhouse rock They was dancing to the jailhouse rock They was dancing to the jailhouse rock They was dancing to the jailhouse rock Everybody on the whole cell block They was dancing to the jailhouse rock They was dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing to the jailhouse rock Oh, they was dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing to the jailhouse rock Everybody on the whole cell block They was dancing to the jailhouse rock They was dancing to the jailhouse rock They was dancing to the jailhouse rock They was dancing to the jailhouse rock They was dancing to the jailhouse rock Everybody on the whole cell block They were dancing to the jailhouse rock, rock