Goin´ to a party in the county jail,
Prison band was there and they began to wail.
Kid is shakin´ and began to sing;
You should´ve heard them knocked out jailbirds sing.
Let´s rock! Everybody, let´s rock!
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin´ to the jailhouse rock.

Spider Murphy sittin´ on a block of stone;
Little Joey blowin´ on a slide trombone.
Come on, Silly Willy, don´t you be no square.
If you cannot find a partner, use a wooden chair.
Let´s rock! Everybody, let´s rock!
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin´ to the jailhouse rock.

Shifty Henry said to Bugs,"For heaven´s sake,
No one´s lookin´; now´s our chance to make a break."
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix. I
Wanna stick around awhile and get my kicks."
Let´s rock! Everybody, let´s rock!
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin´ to the jailhouse rock.