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Introducción: E F E F E
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The warden threw a party in the county jail
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The prison band was there, and they began to wail
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The band began to jumping, they began to swing
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You should have heard the knockdown jailbird sing
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Let's rock, everybody let's rock
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Oh everybody in the whole cell block
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Was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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Number 47 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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So come and do the jailhouse rock with me
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Let's rock, have a party, let's rock
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Oh everybody in the whole cell block
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Was dancing to the jailhouse rock, yeah!
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Spider Murphy played on the tenor saxophone
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Little Joe was blowin' on a slide trombone
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Drummer boy from Illinois was crash-a-bam boomin'
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The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang
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Let's rock, everybody let's rock
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Everybody in the whole cell block
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Was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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Listen
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Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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Dancing to the jailhouse rock
F7
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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Everybody in the whole cell block
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Was dancing to the jailhouse rock, yeah!
C7 Bb7
Everybody in the whole cell block
F7
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock, yeah!
F7
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
F7
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
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Dancing to the jailhouse rock
F7
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
C7 Bb7
Everybody in the whole cell block
F7
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock