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The warden threw a party in the county jail
prison band was there and they began to wail
band was jumpin´ and the joint began to swing
should´ve heard thosed kocked out jail birds sing
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Lets Rock !
E
Lets Rock !
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Everybody in the whole cell block
E A7 E
Was a-dancin´ to the Jail-house Rock!
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Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowin´ on the slide trombone
The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang !
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang
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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.
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The sad sack was a-sittin´ 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 !"
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Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven´s sakes,
No one´s 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.
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