Jailhouse Rock

The warden threw a party in the county jail

The prison band was there and they began to wail
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
You should've heard them knocked-out jailbirds
sing

Let's rock; everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
The drummer boy from 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 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 dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Sad sack was sittin' on a block of stone
Way over in the corner weepin' 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 dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake
No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break"
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix, nix
I want to stick around a while and get my kicks

Let's rock; everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock


Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock


Songwriters
LEIBER, JERRY / STOLLER, MIKE
Published by
Lyrics Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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T p b w t a t b t w
T b w j' a t j b t s
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T w r s w t p g

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N f-s s t n t
"Y'r t c j I e d s
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C o a d t J R w m

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S s w s' o a b o s
W o i t c w' a a
T w s, "H, b, d't y b n s
I y c't f a p, u a w c

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S H s t B, "F H's s
N o's l'; n's o c t m a b"
B t t S a h s, "N, n
I w t s a a w a g m k

L's r; e, l's r
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D' t t J R
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Choreography
1. start right and sway the direction you snap
2. start right leg with left arm
3. start left and alternate snaps and claps
4. partner back to back: bounce and snap (one hand, other on hip)


Take the stage as a big group, smiling and making noise and being excited.
Keep the energy going until the Snapshot!
Stay in the Snapshot until singing begins then start with Choreography #1.
Do each Choreography # for 4 sets of 8 (listen for it in the music!) When you get to the end of #4 start
over with #1.
At the Dance Break, choose a Choreography #, different from the people next to you, and do that move
until the next verse.
At the Ride Out, well cycle through the numbers with sets of 4 counts each.