The prison band was there and they began to wail The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing You should've heard them knocked-out jailbirds sing
Let's rock; everybody, let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang The whole rhythm section was the purple gang
Let's rock; everybody, let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Number forty-seven said to number three "You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see I sure would be delighted with your company Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me
Let's rock; everybody, let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Sad sack was sittin' on a block of stone Way over in the corner weepin' all alone The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square If you can't find a partner, use a wooden chair
Let's rock; everybody, let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break" Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix, nix I want to stick around a while and get my kicks
Let's rock; everybody, let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
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Choreography 1. start right and sway the direction you snap 2. start right leg with left arm 3. start left and alternate snaps and claps 4. partner back to back: bounce and snap (one hand, other on hip)
Take the stage as a big group, smiling and making noise and being excited. Keep the energy going until the Snapshot! Stay in the Snapshot until singing begins then start with Choreography #1. Do each Choreography # for 4 sets of 8 (listen for it in the music!) When you get to the end of #4 start over with #1. At the Dance Break, choose a Choreography #, different from the people next to you, and do that move until the next verse. At the Ride Out, well cycle through the numbers with sets of 4 counts each.