| The warden threw a party in the county jail
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| The prisonband was there and they began to wail
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| The joint was jumping and the place began to swing
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| You should have heard those knocked out jailbirds sing
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| Let’s rock
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| Everybody let’s rock
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| Everybody on the whole cell block
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| They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
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| Little Joe was blowin’on the slide trombone
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| The drummerboy from Illinois went crash boom bang
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| The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang
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| Let’s rock
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| Everybody let’s rock
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| Everybody on the whole cell block
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| They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Well number 47 said to number 3
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| You’re the cutest jailbird I ever did see
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| I sure’ll be delighted with your company
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| Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me Let’s rock
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| Everybody let’s rock
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| Everybody on the whole cell block
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| They were dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Let’s rock!
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| Sad Sack was sittin’on a block of stone
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| Way over in the corner weepin’all alone
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| The warden said Hey buddy don’t you be no square
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| If you can’t find a partner use a wooden chair
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| Let’s rock
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| Everybody let’s rock
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| Everybody on the whole cell block
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| They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| They were dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Everybody on the whole cell block
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| They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| They was dancing to, dancing to, dancing to, dancing to Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Oh they was dancing to, dancing to, dancing to, dancing to Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Everybody on the whole cell block
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| They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Dancing to the jailhouse rock… |