Eb/ E/                                       Eb/ 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 thosed kocked out jail birds sing

		     A7
Chorus:		Lets Rock!
		     E
		Lets Rock!
		     B7                     A7
		Everybody in the whole cell block
		      E              A7         E
		Was a-dancin' to the Jail-house Rock!

		Eb/ E/                                       Eb/ E/
		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

		Eb/ E/                                       Eb/ E/
		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

		Eb/ E/                                       Eb/ 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

		Eb/ E/                                       Eb/ E/
		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.