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