The warden threw a party in the County Jail
The Prison's Band was there and they began to wail
The band was jumping and the joint began to swing
You should have heard those knocked out jailbirds sing
"Let's rock, everybody let's rock"
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock!
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe's blowing on the slide trombone
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash-boom-bang
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang ...
Number 47 said to number 3
"You're the cuttest birdjail that I've ever did see
I sure would be delighted with your company
Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me" ....
SOLO
The sad sack was sitting on a block of stone
Way over in the corner weeping all alone
The warden said: "-Hey buddy, don't you be no square,
If you can't find a partner, use a wooden chair" ...
Shifty Henry said for Bugs: "For heaven sake,
No one is looking, 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" ....