| The warden threw a party in the county jail. | 
| The prison band was there and they began to wail. | 
| The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing. | 
| You should've heard those 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 played the tenor saxophone, | 
| Little joe was blowin' on the slide trombone. | 
| The drummer boy from illinois went crash, boom, bang, | 
| The whole rhythm section was the purple gang. | 
| Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. | 
| Everybody in the whole cell block | 
| Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock. | 
| 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. | 
| Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. | 
| Everybody in the whole cell block | 
| Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock. | 
| The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone | 
| Way over in the corner weepin' all alone. | 
| The warden said, hey, buddy, don't you be no square. | 
| If you 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 a while and get my kicks. | 
| Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. | 
| Everybody in the whole cell block | 
| Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock. |