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 shouldve heard them knocked out jailbirds sing.
Lets rock! everybody, lets 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, dont you be no square.
If you cannot 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; nows our chance to make a break.
Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix. i
Wanna stick around awhile and get my kicks.
Lets rock! everybody, lets rock!
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.