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

INTRO: [G] [F] [C] // [G]

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

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