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

INTRO: [D#] [C#] [G#] // [D#]

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

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

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

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [A]

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

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

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE 2]

REPEAT VERSE 2:

REPEAT CHORUS 2: