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Jailhouse Rock

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Jailhouse Rock was released on June 3, 2014 by RCA Victor/Legacy as a part of the album Bossa Nova Baby: The Ultimate Elvis Party Album

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Elvis Presley

Vocals

Bill Black

Bass

D.J. Fontana

Drums

Dudley Brooks

Piano

Scotty Moore

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

JERRY LEIBER

Songwriter

Mike Stoller

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Elvis Presley

Recording Engineer

Jeff Alexander

Producer

Thorne Nogar

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

The warden threw a party in the county jail

The prison band was there, and they began to wail

The band was jumping and the joint began to swing

You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing

[Chorus]

Let's rock, everybody, let's rock

Everybody in the whole cell block

Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

[Verse 2]

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone

Little Joe was blowing on the slide trombone

The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang

The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang

[Chorus]

Let's rock, everybody, let's rock

Everybody in the whole cell block

Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

[Verse 3]

Number forty-seven said to number three

"You the cutest jailbird I ever did see

I sure would be delighted with your company

Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me"

[Chorus]

Let's rock, everybody, let's rock

Everybody in the whole cell block

Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock, rock, rock

[Verse 4]

Sad sack was sitting on a block of stone

Way over in the corner, weeping all alone

The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square

You can't find a partner, use a wooden chair"

[Chorus]

Let's rock, everybody, let's rock

Everybody in the whole cell block

Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

[Verse 5]

Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake

No one's looking, 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"

[Chorus]

Let's rock, everybody, let's rock

Everybody in the whole cell block

Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

[Outro]

Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

Written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

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