[ti:Jailhouse Rock] [ar:Elvis Presley] [al:Elv1s 30 #1 Hits] [offset:500] [00:00.00]Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (words & music by Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller) [00:05.10] [00:07.10]The warden threw a party in the county jail. [00:09.75]The prison band was there and they began to wail. [00:12.50]The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing. [00:15.29]You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing. [00:18.01]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. [00:23.68]Everybody in the whole cell block [00:26.69]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. [00:28.92] [00:29.76]Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone, [00:32.47]Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone. [00:35.32]The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang, [00:38.21]The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang. [00:40.78]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. [00:46.55]Everybody in the whole cell block [00:49.66]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. [00:51.86] [00:52.69]Number forty-seven said to number three: [00:55.16]"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see. [00:58.31]I sure would be delighted with your company, [01:00.92]Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me." [01:03.59]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. [01:09.32]Everybody in the whole cell block [01:12.47]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. [01:14.40] [01:26.95]The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone [01:29.58]Way over in the corner weepin' all alone. [01:32.33]The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square. [01:35.19]If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair." [01:37.76]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. [01:43.64]Everybody in the whole cell block [01:46.63]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. [01:49.24] [01:49.65]Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake, [01:52.29]No one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break." [01:55.17]Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix, [01:57.96]I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks." [02:00.67]Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. [02:06.05]Everybody in the whole cell block [02:09.51]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. [02:11.76] [02:12.73]Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock... [02:32.27] [02:33.42] [02:34.06]END