♪ ♪ One threw a party in the county jail The prison band was there and they began to wail The band was really jumpin' and the drum began to swing You shoulda heard us knock down jailbirds sing Let's rock Oh everybody let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was a-dancin' to the day of Hussar Rock Spotty Murphy played the tenor saxophone Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone The drummer born from Illinois from Crash Boom Bang The whole rhythm section was a purple gang Let's rock Oh everybody let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was a-dancin' to the day of Hussar Rock Number 47 said to Number 3 You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see Oh I'd be delighted with your company So come and do the jailhouse rock Oh yeah let's rock Oh everybody let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was a-dancin' to the jailhouse rock ♪ One threw a party in the county jail The prison band was there and they began to wail The band was really jumpin' and the joy began to swing You shoulda heard us knock down jailbirds sing Let's rock Oh everybody let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was a-dancin' to the jailhouse rock Spotty Murphy played the tenor saxophone Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone The drummer born from Illinois from Crash Boom Bang Little Section was the purple gang Let's rock Oh everybody let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was a-dancin' to the jailhouse rock Was a-dancin' to the jailhouse rock