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

INTRO: [E] [D] [A] // [E]

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

CHORUS 1:
[A] Do the hucklebuck, do the hucklebuck
[A] If you don't know how to do it then you're out of luck
[D] Shove your baby in, twist her all around
[A] Then you start a twistin' 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 1] // [F]

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 [F] 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
[F] Wriggle like a snake, [D#] waddle like a duck
[A# open] That's what you do when you [F] do the hucklebuck

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE 2]

REPEAT VERSE 2:

REPEAT CHORUS 2: