Year: 2002 - Album: The Essential Elvis Presley
Written by Leiber / Stoler
Intro:D C# D 1. The warden threw a party in the county jail, C# D prison band was there and they began to wail. C# D Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing, C# D should've heard those kocked out jail birds sing. G D Lets Rock ! Everybody lets Rock ! A G Everybody in the whole cell block, D G D was a-dancin' to the Jail-house Rock! C# D 2. Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone, C# D Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone. C# D The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang ! C# D The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang. + REFRAIN C# D 3. Number forty seven said to Number Three: C# D You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see. C# D I sure would be delighted with your company, C# D come on and do the jailhouse rock with me. + REFRAIN C# D 4. The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone, C# D way over in the corner weeping all alone. C# D The warden said: " Hey, buddy, don't you be no square. C# D If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair !" + REFRAIN C# D 5. Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes, C# D no one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break!" C# D Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, " Nix, nix, C# D I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks." + REFRAIN C# D G D + dancin' to the Jail-house Rock....(rep. and fade)