jailhouse rock
Singer: john mellencamp
the warden threw a party in the county jail. the prison band was there and they began to wail. the band was jumpin' down they began to swing. you should've heard those jailbirds sing. let's rock
everybody
let's rock. everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the jailhouse rock. well spider murphy played on the 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. well number forty-seven said to number three: you're the cutest jailbird i ever did see. i sure could enjoy some of your company