Elvis Presley-Jailhouse Rock lyrics

(Words & music by  
 Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller)  
 The warden threw a  
 party in the county jail.  
 The prison band was there  
 and they began to wail.  
 The band was jumpin and  
 the joint began to swing.  
 You should`ve heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.  
 Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.  
 Everybody in the whole cell block  
 Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.  
 Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,   
 Little Joe was blowin on the slide trombone.  
 The drummer boy from Illinois  
 went crash, boom, bang,   
 The whole rhythm section was the purple gang.  
 Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.  
 Everybody in the whole cell block  
 Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.  
 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.  
 Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.  
 Everybody in the whole cell block  
 Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.  
 The sad sack was a  
 sittin on a block of stone  
 Way over in the corner weepin all alone.  
 The warden said, hey, buddy,  
 don`t you be no square.  
 If you can`t find a  
 partner use a wooden chair.  
 Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.  
 Everybody in the whole cell block  
 Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.  
 Shifty Henry said to  
 bugs, for heavens sake,   
 No ones lookin, now`s our  
 chance to make a break.  
 Bugsy turned to shifty and  
 he said, nix nix,   
 I wanna stick around a  
 while and get my kicks.  
 Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.  
 Everybody in the whole cell block  
 Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.