[ti:Jailhouse Rock]
[ar:Elvis Presley]
[al:The Essential Elvis Presley 3.]
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[00:06.90]The warden threw a party in the county jail
[00:09.65]The prison band was there and they began to wail
[00:12.40]The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
[00:14.96]You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing
[00:17.70]Let's rock everybody let's rock
[00:23.50]Everybody in the whole cell block
[00:26.56]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
[00:29.24]Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
[00:32.48]Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
[00:35.48]The drummer boy from Illinois went crash boom bang
[00:38.29]The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang
[00:43.22]Let's rock everybody let's rock
[00:46.64]Everybody in the whole cell block
[00:49.27]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
[00:52.27]Number forty-seven said to number three:
[00:55.33]"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
[00:58.19]I sure would be delighted with yourpany
[01:01.19]Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me "
[01:03.81]Let's rock everybody let's rock
[01:09.99]Everybody in the whole cell block
[01:12.61]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
[01:27.10]The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
[01:29.85]Way over in the corner weepin' all alone
[01:32.34]The warden said "Hey buddy don't you be no square
[01:35.21]If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair "
[01:38.09]Let's rock everybody let's rock
[01:41.70]Everybody in the whole cell block
[01:46.33]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
[01:48.75]Shifty Henry said to Bugs "For Heaven's sake
[01:52.69]No one's lookin' now's our chance to make a break "
[01:55.31]Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said "Nix nix
[01:58.30]I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks "
[02:01.23]Let's rock everybody let's rock
[02:04.42]Everybody in the whole cell block
[02:09.22]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
[02:12.59]Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock