[ti:Jailhouse Rock]
[ar:Elvis Presley]
[al:Elv1s 30 #1 Hits]
[by:]
[00:00.00]Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
(words & music by Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller)
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[00:06.60]The warden threw a party in the county jail.
[00:09.25]The prison band was there and they began to wail.
[00:12.00]The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing.
[00:14.79]You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
[00:17.51]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[00:23.18]Everybody in the whole cell block
[00:26.19]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[00:28.42]
[00:29.26]Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
[00:31.97]Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone.
[00:34.82]The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
[00:37.71]The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.
[00:40.28]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[00:46.05]Everybody in the whole cell block
[00:49.16]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[00:51.36]
[00:52.19]Number forty-seven said to number three:
[00:54.66]"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
[00:57.81]I sure would be delighted with your company,
[01:00.42]Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
[01:03.09]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[01:08.82]Everybody in the whole cell block
[01:11.97]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[01:13.90]
[01:26.45]The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
[01:29.08]Way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
[01:31.83]The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
[01:34.69]If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair."
[01:37.26]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[01:43.14]Everybody in the whole cell block
[01:46.13]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[01:48.74]
[01:49.15]Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake,
[01:51.79]No one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break."
[01:54.67]Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix,
[01:57.46]I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
[02:00.17]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
[02:05.55]Everybody in the whole cell block
[02:09.01]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
[02:11.26]
[02:12.23]Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock...
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[02:33.56]END