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A1.2·rock · rock-and-roll·2:34

Jailhouse Rock

Elvis Presley · 1957

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley (1957) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Let's rock
  • Everybody, let's rock
  • Everybody in the whole cell block
  • Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Echo the hook

  • Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
  • Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
  • Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
  • Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
rockjailhouselet's

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Thethrew a party in the county jail

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Everybody in thecell block

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Little Joe wason the slide trombone

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Was dancin' to theRock

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

"I sure would bewith your company"

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Shiftysaid to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake"

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You should've heard them knocked out jailbirds sing

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

"I sure would be delighted with your company"

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Everybody in the whole cell block

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

The ? threw a party in the county jail

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Was ? to the Jailhouse Rock

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

The whole ? section was the Purple Gang

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

"You're the ? jailbird I ever did see"

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Way over in the ? weepin' all alone

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 19

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 21

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 22

How many times do you hear the word "rock" in the whole song?

"rock"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "jailhouse" in the whole song?

"jailhouse"

Exercise 24

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • Everybody in the whole cell block
  • Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
  • You should've heard them knocked out jailbirds sing

Exercise 25

"Jailhouse Rock" was released in 1957. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

rockjailhouselet'severybody

Exercise 26

Imagine you are making a short film with "Jailhouse Rock" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

rockjailhouselet'severybody

Exercise 27

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

rockjailhouselet'severybody

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • let's→
  • you're→
  • don't→
  • can't→
  • wanna→

Exercise 29

If you could ask Elvis Presley one question about "Jailhouse Rock", what would it be and why?

rockjailhouselet'severybody

Exercise 30

Describe the mood of "Jailhouse Rock" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

rockjailhouselet'severybody