Goin' to a party in the county jail
Prison band was there and they began to wail
Kids are shakin' and began to sing
You should've heard them knocked out jailbirds sing
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Spider Murphy sittin' on a block of stone
No silly Willy, don't you be no square
Can't find a partner, use a wooden chair
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Shifty Henry said to bugs, "For heaven's sake
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 awhile and get my kicks"
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Baby, baby, baby
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock
