Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix
The whole rhythm section was a purple gang
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Everybody, let's rock
Let's rock
Everybody, let's rock
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Everybody in the whole cell block
Everybody, let's rock
Let's rock
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Let's rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock, dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Number 47 said to number 3
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock, dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Everybody, let's rock
No one's lookin', now's the chance to make a break"
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock, dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me"
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Everybody in the whole cell block
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
Everybody in the whole cell block
Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks"
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock, Rock, Rock
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang
Let's rock
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair"
Everybody, let's rock
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square
Sad Sack was sittin' on a block of stone
Let's rock
I sure would be delighted with your company
Way over in the corner weepin' all alone
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
