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Introducción: D# E D# E
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The warden threw a party in the county jail
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Prison band was there and they began to wail
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Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
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Should' ve heard those knocked out jailbirds sing
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Let' s rock!
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Everybody let' s rock!
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Everybody in the whole cell block
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Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
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Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
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Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
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The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang!
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The whole rhythm section was the purple gang
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Let' s rock!
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Everybody let' s rock!
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Everybody in the whole cell block
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Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
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Number forty seven said to number three:
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"You' re the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
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I sure would be delighted with your company
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Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
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Let' s rock!
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Everybody let' s rock!
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Everybody in the whole cell block
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Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Rock Rock
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The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
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Way over in the corner weeping all alone
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The warden said: "Hey, buddy, don' t you be no square.
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If you can' t find a partner use a wooden chair!"
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Let' s rock!
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Everybody let' s rock!
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Everybody in the whole cell block
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Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
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Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven' s sakes,
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No one' s lookin' now' s our chance to make a break
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Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said "Nix, nix
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I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
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Let' s rock!
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Everybody let' s rock!
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Everybody in the whole cell block
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Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
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Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
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Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
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Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
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Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!