Jailhouse Rock
(capo 1)
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The warden threw a party in the county jail,
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prison band was there and they began to wail.
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Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing,
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should've heard those kocked out jail birds sing.
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Lets Rock! Everybody lets Rock!
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Everybody in the whole cell block,
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was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
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Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
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Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone.
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The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang !
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The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.
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Lets Rock! Everybody lets Rock!
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Everybody in the whole cell block,
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was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
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Number forty seven said to Number Three:
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You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
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I sure would be delighted with your company,
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come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.
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Lets Rock! Everybody lets Rock!
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Everybody in the whole cell block,
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was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
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The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone,
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way over in the corner weeping all alone.
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The warden said: "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
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If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair!"
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Lets Rock! Everybody lets Rock!
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Everybody in the whole cell block,
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was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
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Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
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no one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break!"
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Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix, nix,
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I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
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Lets Rock! Everybody lets Rock!
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Everybody in the whole cell block,
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was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
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dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock?