Chubby Checker, The Hucklebuck (1960)
^{Key: :[B] (w: Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams, 1949)}

INTRO: [F#] [E] [B] // [F#]

VERSE 1:
Now [B] here's a dance you should know
Ah baby [E] when the lights are [B] down low
I say [F#] grab your baby, [B] then go

CHORUS 1:
[B] Do the hucklebuck, do the hucklebuck
[B] If you don't know how to do it then you're out of luck
[E] Shove your baby in, twist her all around
[B] Then you start a twistin' and a movin' all around
[F#] Wriggle like a snake, [E] waddle like a duck
[B open] That's what you do when you [F#] do the hucklebuck

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE 1] // [G]

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [C]

VERSE 2:
[C] Now here's a dance you should know
Ah [F] baby when the lights are [C] down
I say [G] grab your baby, [C] then go

CHORUS 2:
[C] A little bit of twist, a little bit of this
[C] If you don't know how to do it ask my little sis
[F] Shove your baby in, twist her all around
[C] Then you start a shakin' and a movin' all around
[G] Wriggle like a snake, [F] waddle like a duck
[C open] That's what you do when you [G] do the hucklebuck

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE 2]

REPEAT VERSE 2:

REPEAT CHORUS 2: