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] // [Eb]

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [Ab]

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

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

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE 2]

REPEAT VERSE 2:

REPEAT CHORUS 2: