The Hucklebuck
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The Hucklebuck:Chubby Checker.
#14 in 1961.
#1.
G G7
Ah, here's a dance you should know.
C G
Ah, baby when the lights are down low.
D G
I say, grab your baby, then go.
Chorus:
G
Do the Hucklebuck, do the Hucklebuck..
If you don't know how to do it, man, you're out of luck.
C
Push your baby out, then you hunch her back.
G
Start a little movement in your sacroiliac.
D C
Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck,
G D G
that's what you do when you do the Hucklebuck!
#2.
G G7
Oh, here's a dance you should know.
C G
Ah, baby when the lights are down low.
D G
Oh, won't you grab your baby, then go.
#3.
G
A little bit of Twist, a little bit of this.
And if you don't know how to do it ask my little sis.
C
Push your partner out then you hunch her back.
G
Start a little movement in your sacroiliac.
D C
Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck,
G D G
that's what you do when you do the Hucklebuck!
Chorus:
G
Do the Hucklebuck, do the Hucklebuck..
If you don't know how to do it, man, you're out of luck.
C
Push your baby out, then you hunch her back.
G
Start a little movement in your sacroiliac.
D C
Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck,
G D G
that's what you do when you do the Hucklebuck!
#4.
G G7
Oh, here's a dance you should know.
C G
Ah, baby when the lights are down low.
D G
Oh, won't you grab your baby, then go.
G
Do the Hucklebuck, do the Hucklebuck..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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