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

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

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

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

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

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [E]

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

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

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE 2]

REPEAT VERSE 2:

REPEAT CHORUS 2: