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

INTRO: [B] [A] [E] // [B]

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

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

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [F]

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

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

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE 2]

REPEAT VERSE 2:

REPEAT CHORUS 2: