Jailhouse Rock is a famous song that was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The song became notably associated with Elvis Presley. The inspiration came from a newspaper article that Leiber and Stoller read about a prison, which led them to write a song centered around the concept of a concert taking place inside a jail. The song and the namesake movie, starring Elvis Presley, were released in 1957 and quickly became a milestone in Presleys ... See more [+] career, symbolizing his rebellious image.
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D#E The warden threw a party in the county jail D#E Prison band was there and they began to wail D#E Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing D#E Should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing
A7 Let's rock! E Everybody let's rock! B7A7 Everybody in the whole cell block EA7E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
D#E Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone D#E Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone D#E The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang! D#E The whole rhythm section was the purple gang
A7 Let's rock! E Everybody let's rock! B7A7 Everybody in the whole cell block EA7E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
D#E Number forty seven said to number three: D#E "You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see. D#E I sure would be delighted with your company D#E Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
A7 Let's rock! E Everybody let's rock! B7A7 Everybody in the whole cell block EA7E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Rock Rock
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D#E The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone D#E Way over in the corner weeping all alone D#E The warden said: "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square. D#E If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair!"
A7 Let's rock! E Everybody let's rock! B7A7 Everybody in the whole cell block EA7E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
D#E Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes, D#E No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break D#E Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said "Nix, nix; D#E I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
A7 Let's rock! E Everybody let's rock! B7A7 Everybody in the whole cell block EA7E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! EA7E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! EA7E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! EA7E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! EA7E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!