(Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller)
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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.
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Jailhouse Rock
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| Elvis Presley |
