Music and Lyrics
Bob Farrell, Bill Landers

PAUL:
AT ONE O'CLOCK THE MOB REALLY GAVE US A SHOCK
AT THREE O'CLOCK THE JAILER THREW US IN A CELL BLOCK
THEN THE LORD SENT THIS TWELVE O'CLOCK SHOCK
AND NOW WE'RE WATCHING THIS JAILHOUSE ROCK
WELL, THE DOORS TO THE PRISON HAVE ALL FALLEN DOWN
THE CHAINS OF THE PRISONERS ARE LAYING ON THE GROUND
SILAS:
THIS JAIL'S BEEN SHOOK TO ITS FOUNDATION
AND EVERYBODY HERE'S IN CONSTERNATION
TOGETHER:
BUT IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE THIS JAILHOUSE ROCK
JAILER:
OH, MY SOUL WOULD YOU LOOK AT MY JAIL!
I MIGHT AS WELL GO AHEAD AND KILL MYSELF!
PAUL:
WELL, JAILER WE KNOW YOU'RE PETRIFIED
BUT PUT AWAY YOUR THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE
'CAUSE WE'RE STILL HERE AND WE'RE DIGGIN' THIS JAILHOUSE ROCK
JAILER:
FELLOWS I'M SORRY FOR THE WAY I BEHAVED
WON'T YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW I CAN BE SAVED
PAUL:
BELIEVE ON JESUS - THAT'S ALL YOU GOTTA DO
AND YOU'LL BE SAVED AND YOUR FAMILY, TOO
'CAUSE JESUS REALLY WANTS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE
JAILER:
COME UP TO THE HOUSE SO WE CAN TELL MY WIFE
EVERYBODY:
PRAISE THE LORD FOR MAKIN' THIS JAILHOUSE ROCK