| The warden threw a party in the county jail
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| The prison band was there, and they began to wail
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| The band began to-jumping, they began to swing
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| You should have heard the knock down jailbird sing
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| Let’s rock, everybody let’s rock
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| Oh everybody in the whole cell block
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| Was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Number forty-seven said to number three
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| You’re the cutest jailbird i ever did see
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| I sure would be delighted with your company
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| So come and do the jailhouse rock with me Let’s rock, everybody let’s rock
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| Oh everybody in the whole cell block
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| Was dancing to the jailhouse rock, yeah!
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| Spider murphy played on the tenor saxophone
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| Little joe was blowin’on a slide trombone
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| Drummer boy from illinois was crash-a-bam boomin'
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| The whole rhythm section was the purple gang
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| Let’s rock, everybody let’s rock
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| Everybody in the whole cell block
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| Was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Listen
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| Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Everybody in the whole cell block
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| Was dancing to the jailhouse rock, yeah!
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| Everybody in the whole cell block
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| Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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| Everybody in the whole cell block
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| Was dancing to the jailhouse … |