Jailhouse Rock
Cheyenne-jackson & Paul Castree & Michael X. Martin & All Shook Up Ensemble
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Jailhouse Rock by Cheyenne Jackson (Ft. All Shook Up Ensemble, Michael X. Martin & Paul Castree)
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Originally an Act 2 number, inspired by Mayor Matilda Hyde’s fantasy of seeing Chad the roustabout in prison, this song was made the opening number in the musical when the plot was restructured. As a result, the recording on the Official Broadway Recording reflects neither the song’s current placem...
Jailhouse Rock Lyrics
[CHAD]
Warden threw a party in the county jail
Prison band was there and they began to wail
The band was jumping and the joint began to swing
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing!
Let's rock!
Oh baby, let's rock!
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock!
Spider Murphy on the tenor saxophone
Little Joe's a-blowin' on the slide trombone
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash boom bang
The whole rhythm section, what a purple gang!
[CHAD, (ENSEMBLE)]
Let's rock!
(Rock! Rock)
Oh, baby, let's rock
(Rock to the jail
Rock, Rock to the jail, rock!)
Everybody in the whole cell block
Will be dancing to the jailhouse rock!
[CHAD]
Number 47 said to Number 3
[NUMBER 47]
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
[NUMBER 3]
I sure would be delighted with your company!
[NUMBER 47 and NUMBER 3]
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me!
[CHAD, (ENSEMBLE)]
Let's rock!
(Rock! Rock! Rock!)
Oh baby, let's rock!
(Rock in the jail
Rock, Rock in the jail, rock)
Everybody in the whole cell block
Will be dancing to the jailhouse rock!
[ENSEMBLE]
Sad sack was sittin' on a block of stone
Way over in the corner, weeping' all alone
Warden said "Hey buddy don't you be no square!"
[CHAD]
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair!
[CHAD, (ENSEMBLE)]
(Let's rock!
Rock! Rock! Rock!)
Oh baby, let's rock!
(Rock!
Rock! Rock! Rock!)
Everybody in the whole cell block
[ENSEMBLE]
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock!
[DANCE BREAK]
(Rock!
Rock!
Rock!
Rock!
Rock! Rock!
Rock! Rock!)
A Prisoner whistles
[ENSEMBLE]
Let's rock!
Oh baby, let's rock!
Everybody in the whole cell block
Will be dancing!
Will be dancing!
Dancing to the jailhouse
Dancing to the jailhouse
Dancing to the jailhouse rock!
Jailhouse Rock Q&A
Who wrote Jailhouse Rock's ?
Jailhouse Rock was written by Julius Brammer & Leonello Casucci & Irving Caesar & Mike Stoller & Jerry Leiber & Leiber-Stoller.
When did Cheyenne-jackson release Jailhouse Rock?
Cheyenne-jackson released Jailhouse Rock on Tue May 31 2005.