Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley
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[Versetto]EThe warden threw a party in the county jail,EPrison band was there and they began to wail,EBand was jumpin' and the joint began to swing,EShould've heard thosed knocked out jail birds sing,[Ritornello]A ELets rock, everybody, lets rock,B7Everybody in the whole cell block,EWas dancing to the jailhouse rock.[Versetto]ESpider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,ELittle Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone,EThe drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,EThe whole rhythm section was the purple gang,[Ritornello]A ELets rock, everybody, lets rock,B7Everybody in the whole cell block,EWas dancing to the jailhouse rock.[Versetto]ENumber forty-seven said to number three,EYou're the cutest jailbird I ever did see,EI sure would be delighted with your company,ECome on and do the jailhouse rock with me,[Ritornello]A ELets rock, everybody, lets rock,B7Everybody in the whole cell block,EWas dancing to the jailhouse rock.[Versetto]EThe sad sack was a sittin on a block of stone,EWay over in the corner weepin all alone,EThe warden said, hey, buddy, don't you be no square,EIf you can't find a partner use a wooden chair,[Ritornello]A ELets rock, everybody, lets rock,B7Everybody in the whole cell block,EWas dancing to the jailhouse rock.[Versetto]EShifty Henry said to bugs, for heavens sake,ENo ones lookin, now's our chance to make a break,EBugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix,EI wanna stick around a while and get my kicks,[Ritornello]A ELets rock, everybody, lets rock,B7Everybody in the whole cell block,EWas dancing to the jailhouse rock.