| The warden threw a party in the county jail.
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| The prison band was there and they began to wail.
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| The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing.
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| You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
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| Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
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| Everybody in the whole cell block
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| Was dancin' 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 drummer boy 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, everybody, let's rock.
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| Everybody in the whole cell block
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| Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock.
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| Number forty-seven said to number three:
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| You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
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| I sure would be delighted with your company,
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| Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.
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| Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
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| Everybody in the whole cell block
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| Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock.
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| The sad sack was a 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, everybody, let's rock.
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| Everybody in the whole cell block
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| Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock.
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| Shifty henry said to bugs, for heaven's sake,
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| No one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break.
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| Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix,
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| I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.
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| Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
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| Everybody in the whole cell block
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| Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock. |