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    Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock

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    The song describes a party thrown by the warden at the county jail where the prison band begins playing and all the inmates start dancing to "Jailhouse Rock". Various inmates are named and their roles in the band or dancing described. The warden encourages even those without partners to find a chair to dance with. In the end, all the inmates in the cell block are dancing to the Jailhouse Rock.

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    Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock

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    The song describes a party thrown by the warden at the county jail where the prison band begins playing and all the inmates start dancing to "Jailhouse Rock". Various inmates are named and their roles in the band or dancing described. The warden encourages even those without partners to find a chair to dance with. In the end, all the inmates in the cell block are dancing to the Jailhouse Rock.

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    The song describes a party thrown by the warden at the county jail where the prison band begins playing and all the inmates start dancing to "Jailhouse Rock". Various inmates are named and their roles in the band or dancing described. The warden encourages even those without partners to find a chair to dance with. In the end, all the inmates in the cell block are dancing to the Jailhouse Rock.

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    Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock

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    The song describes a party thrown by the warden at the county jail where the prison band begins playing and all the inmates start dancing to "Jailhouse Rock". Various inmates are named and their roles in the band or dancing described. The warden encourages even those without partners to find a chair to dance with. In the end, all the inmates in the cell block are dancing to the Jailhouse Rock.

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    Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock

    [Verse]
    Db D Db D
    The warden threw a party in the county jail
    Db D Db D
    prison band was there and they began to wail
    Db D Db D
    band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
    Db D Db D
    should've heard thosed kocked out jail birds sing

    [Chorus]
    G7
    Lets Rock !
    D
    Lets Rock !
    A7 G7
    Everybody in the whole cell block
    D G7 D
    Was a-dancin' to the Jail-house Rock!

    [Verse]
    Db D Db D
    Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
    Db D Db D
    Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
    Db D Db D
    The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang !
    Db D Db D
    The whole rhythm section was the purple gang

    [Chorus]
    G7
    Lets Rock !
    D
    Lets Rock !
    A7 G7
    Everybody in the whole cell block
    D G7 D
    Was a-dancin' to the Jail-house Rock!

    [Verse]
    Db D Db D
    Number forty seven said to Number Three:
    Db D Db D
    You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
    Db D Db D
    I sure would be delighted with your company
    Db D Db D
    Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.
    [Chorus]
    G7
    Lets Rock !
    D
    Lets Rock !
    A7 G7
    Everybody in the whole cell block
    D G7 D
    Was a-dancin' to the Jail-house Rock!

    [Verse]
    Db D Db D
    The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
    Db D Db D
    Way over in the corner weeping all alone
    Db D Db D
    The warden said: " Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
    Db D Db D
    If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair !"

    [Chorus]
    G7
    Lets Rock !
    D
    Lets Rock !
    A7 G7
    Everybody in the whole cell block
    D G7 D
    Was a-dancin' to the Jail-house Rock!

    [Verse]
    Db D Db D
    Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
    Db D Db D
    No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break
    Db D Db D
    Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said " Nix, nix;
    Db D Db D
    I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.

    [Chorus]
    G7
    Lets Rock !
    D
    Lets Rock !
    A7 G7
    Everybody in the whole cell block
    D G7 D
    Was a-dancin' to the Jail-house Rock!

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