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The warden threw a party in the county jail. |
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The prison band was there and they began to wail. |
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The band was jumpin and the joint began to swing. |
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You shouldve heard those knocked out jailbirds 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 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 from 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 dancin to the jailhouse rock. |
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Number forty-seven said to number three: |
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Youre 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 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 weepin all alone. |
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The warden said, hey, buddy, dont you be no square. |
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If you cant 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 dancin to the jailhouse rock. |
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Shifty henry said to bugs, for heavens sake, |
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No ones lookin, nows 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 dancin to the jailhouse rock. |
