The warden threw a party in the county jail Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

(Da woden zru a pari in da caunti yeil) (Densen tu de yiél-jaus ruák,)

The prison band was there and they began to wail
(Da prison band was der and dey bigán tsu weil)
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to
swing
(Da band was jampin and da yoint bigan tsu swin)
You should've heard them knocked-out jailbirds
sing
(Yu shudve herd dem nocdaut yeilberds sing)
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
(Densen tu de yiél-jaus ruák,)
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
(Densen tu de yiél-jaus ruák,)
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
(Densen tu de yiél-jaus ruák,)
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
(Densen tu de yiél-jaus ruák,)

Coro:
Let's rock everybody, let's rock
(Lets rock, evribari, lets rock)
Everybody in the whole cell block
(Evribari in da joul cel bloc)
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
(Was dancin tsu da yeilhaus rock)

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone

(Spaider Merfi pleid da tenor saxofón)
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
(Lirol Joe was blowin on da slaid trombón)
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom,
bang
(Da dramer boi from Ilinois went crash, bum, ban)
The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang
(Da joul ridem secshen was da Porpol Gang)

Number forty-seven said to number three

(Námber forty-seven seed tu namber zríi)
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
(Yor de kiutest yiél-berd ai ever did sii)
I sure would be delighted with your Company
(Ai shor guould bi de-laet gued yor kampani)
Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me"
(Komon end du de yiél-jaus ruák gued mi.)

Sad sack was sittin' on a block of Stone

(Sad sak guos sereno n a blak avf stoun)
Way over in the corner weepin' all alone
(Guey ouver en de korner guipen ol aloun)
The warden said, "hey, buddy, don't you be no
square
(De guarden seed, “hey, Buddy, dont yu bi nou
skuér”)
If you can't find a partner, use a wooden chair"
(Ef yu kent faind a partner, Iyust a guuden cher.)

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

(Shef-ty Henry seed tu bags “for jevens seik)
No one's lookin' now's our chance to make a
break"
(nou uáns luken, Naus aor sheinsh tu meik a
bruéik”)
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix, Nix
(Bugsy ternt tu shel-ty end ji seed, Nek, nek)
I want to stick around a while and get my kicks"
(ai guont tu stek araund a guael End get may
keks)