EThe waFr-den threw a par-ty in the coun-ty jail
EThe prFi-son band was there and they be-gan to wail
TEhe banFd was jump-in'and the joint be-gan to swing
EYou shFould- 've heard those knocked-out jail-birds sing
Let's rBb7ock ! Let's Frock !
Ev 'ry bC7o-dy in the wC7/4hole cell blockBb7
Was a dFan-cin'to the JBb7ailhouseF Rock___ !
SFpi-der Mur-phy play'd the ten-or sax-o-phone___
FLit-tle Joe was bow-in on the slide trom-bone
EThe dFrum-mer boy from Il-li-nois went crash, boom, bang !
EThe wFhole rhy-thm was the pur-ple gang
Let's rBb7ock ! Let's Frock !
Ev 'ry bC7o-dy in the C7/4whole cell blockBb7
Was a dFan-cin'to the JBb7ailhouseF Rock___ !
FNum-ber For-ty sev-en said to Num-ber Three
"FYou're the cut-est jail-bird I ev-er didsee
FI sure would be de-light-ed with your com-pa-ny
CFome on and do the Jail-house Rock with me "
Let's rBb7ock, etc...F