[Verse 1]
Going to a party in the county jail
Prison band was there
And they began to wail
Kid is shaking and began to sing
You should've heard them
Knocked out jailbirds sing

[Chorus]
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock

[Verse 2]
Spider Murphy sitting on a block of stone
Little Joey blowing on a slide trombone
Come on, Silly Willy, don't you be no square
If you cannot find a partner
Use a wooden chair

[Chorus]
Everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Dancing to the jailhouse rock

[Verse 3]
Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For heaven's sake
No one's looking
Now's our chance to make a break"
Bugs turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix
Wanna stick around awhile and get my kicks"
[Chorus]
Everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Dancing to the jailhouse rock

[Outro]
Everybody in the whole cell block
Everybody in the whole cell block
Dancing to the jailhouse rock