Goin' to a party in the county jail Prison band was there and they began to wail Kid is shakin' and began to sing 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 sittin' on a block of stone Little Joey blowin' on a slide trombone Come on, Silly Willy, don't you be no square If you cannot find a partner, use a wooden chair Everybody, let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the jailhouse rockin' ♪ 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 Wanna stick around while and get my kicks Everybody, let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock Everybody in the whole cell block Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Everybody in the whole cell block Dancin' to the jailhouse rock