Intro:  D#  E,    D#  E
 

D#  E
    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 those knocked out jailbirds sing

 
          A7                                    E
Let's rock!    Everybody let's rock!
         B7                                   A7               E                         A7              E
Everybody in the whole cell block    Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!

 
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

Chorus
 

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."

Chorus

Instrumental: A7   A7   E   E   B7   A7   E   E

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!"

Chorus

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." 

Chorus

      E              A7        E
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
      E              A7        E
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
      E              A7        E
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
      E              A7        E
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!