Jailhouse Rock

Day 1: A favorite song

Jailhouse Rock isn't my favorite song of all times (I don't have one), but it definitely is up there amongst my favorites.  It's not the lyrics that \capture me, although I find them funny and clever.  I love the music of Jailhouse Rock.  I love the dance to Jailhouse Rock.  I love Elvis.  I love the movie Jailhouse Rock where the song came from.

Elvis Presley, in my opinion, is the best music artist of all times.  He created a new genre of music and a new style of dance.  He broke barriers and stretched limits.  He was generous and inspirational and a true artist.  His song Jailhouse Rock is one of my very favorites, along with Blue Suede Shoes, Return to Sender, In the Ghetto, Heartbreak Hotel, and Hound Dog.

The first time I discovered the movie Jailhouse Rock, I was so happy that I watched it twice in one day.  It was perhaps Elvis' best film of all times.

I definitely encourage you to go watch this movie and purchase this song off of iTunes.  Here's the video for Jailhouse Rock.  Check it out.  I'll go ahead and post the lyrics below.

Jailhouse Rock

The warden threw a party in the county jail.
The prison band was there and they began to wail.
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing.
You shoulda heard those 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.

Chorus

Number 47 said to Number 3,
"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."

Chorus

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."

Chorus

Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For heaven's sake,
No one's lookin'. Now's the chance to make a break."
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix!
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."

Chorus

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock, dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock...