Jailhouse Rock
Michael Bolton & Carl Perkins Lyrics

The warden threw a party in the county jail
The warden organized a celebration in the prison

The prison band was there and they began to wail
The group of musicians that was in jail started to play music

The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
The music was so good that it started to make everyone dance

You should've heard them knocked-out jailbirds sing
The inmates were singing so well that it was impressive to listen to it

Let's rock; everybody, let's rock
Let's dance and have a good time

Everybody in the whole cell block
All the inmates were dancing

Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
They were dancing to the music played by the band in prison

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Spider Murphy played the musical instrument called tenor saxophone

Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
Little Joe was playing the slide trombone

The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang
The drummer boy from Illinois was playing the drums very powerfully

The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang
The entire musical group was known as the Purple Gang

Number forty-seven said to number three
A male prisoner called forty-seven spoke to another prisoner called number three

"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
Forty-seven complimented number three, saying that they were the most attractive inmate he had ever seen

I sure would be delighted with your company
Forty-seven would be very glad to have the company of number three

Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me"
Forty-seven invited number three to dance and have a good time with him

Sad sack was sittin' on a block of stone
There was an inmate called Sad Sack who was sitting on a block of stone

Way over in the corner weepin' all alone
Sad sack was crying by himself in a corner

The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square
The warden spoke to Sad Sack, telling him not to be a loser or out of place

If you can't find a partner, use a wooden chair"
The warden suggested that Sad Sack could use a wooden chair to dance and have fun if he couldn't find a partner

Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake
A prisoner called Shifty Henry spoke to another inmate called Bugs

No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break"
Shifty Henry suggested that they could take advantage of the moment when nobody was watching them to try to escape

Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix, nix
Bugsy replied to Shifty's suggestion with the word 'no'

I want to stick around a while and get my kicks"
Bugsy didn't want to leave the place yet because he was having fun and wanted to enjoy the moment

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
The inmates were still dancing to the music made by the prison band

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
They were still dancing to the same Jailhouse Rock song

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
They continued to dance to the upbeat music that was being played

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
They danced energetically and happily to the lively music

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
The party and the music were still going strong