THE HUCKLEBUCK (aka DO THE HUCKLEBUCK)
(Roy Alfred / Andy Gibson)
Paul Williams & His Hucklebuckers (Instr.) - 1949
Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. (vocal: Charlie Shavers) - 1949
Frank Sinatra - 1949
Pearl Bailey & 'Hot Lips' Page - 1949
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - 1949
Benny Goodman & His Orch. - 1949
Frankie Laine - 1949
Louis Armstrong's All-Stars (vocal: Velma Middleton) - 1951
Tennessee Ernie Ford & Ginny Jackson - 1953
Chubby Checker - 1960
Brendan Bowyer & The Royal Showband - 1964
The Birdies - 1965
Otis Redding - 1968
Coast To Coast - 1981
Also recorded by:
Kate Smith; Homer & Jethro; Kay Starr; Georgia Gibbs;
Ray Anthony; Count Basie; Billy Lee Riley; Lou Monte;
Freddie Bell & The Bellboys; Cab Calloway & His Orch;
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis; Sydney Devine; Duke Ellington;
Bill Black's Combo; Annette Funicello; The Griswalds;
Canned Heat; Lionel Hampton; The Radiators; Riptones;
Al Casey; Earl Hooker; Doc Severinsen & His Big Band;
Ray Bryant; Betty Carter; Johnny and the Hurricanes;
Xavier Cugat; Count Basie; Quincy Jones; The Flares;
Bo Diddley; King Curtis; Sammy Kaye; Johnny O'Keefe;
Billy Vaughan; Wes Montgomery; ... and many others.
As recorded by KAY STARR:
Here's a dance you should know
When the lights are down low
Grab your baby, then go
Do the hucklebuck
Do the hucklebuck
If you don't know how to do it
Boy, you're out of luck
Push your partner out
Then you hunch your back
Start a little movement in your sacroilliac
Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck
That's the way you do it when you do the Hucklebuck
Ev'rybody's looking for a-somethin' new
It could be cars, it could be clothes
Or just a stylish shoe
But if you like your dancin'
Better take my tip
Get set, warn the band and let 'er rip
(Instrumenntal Break)
You go a little to the left
A little to the right
Get hold of your partner
Tell him, "No need to fight"
Push your partner round
And then you hunch your back
Start your movement in your sacroilliac
Wiggle like a snake and then you waddle like a duck
And that's the way you gotta do it when you do the Hucklebuck
There you go
You got it now
It's the Hucklebuck!
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As recorded by PEARL BAILEY and ORIN "HOT LIPS" PAGE:
PAGE: H-e-e-ey!
BAILEY: Hey, listen, listen!
PAGE: Yeah, Girl. I'm tellin' ya
BAILEY: How long you been here
PAGE: I been here, I been here
BAILEY: Where's your girlfriend Lucy Mae? She didn't come tonight?
PAGE: I don't care
BAILEY: Oh, listen. I learned a new dance the other night. It killed
me!
PAGE: Yeah?
BAILEY: Bring the, bring the beer over. Come on listen to this song
here
PAGE: Yeah, let's see
BAILEY:
Here's a dance you should know
When the lights are down low
Grab your baby, then go
C'mon, harmonize with me
BOTH:
Do the hucklebuck
Do the hucklebuck
If you don't know how to do it
Boy, you're out of luck
Push your partner out
Then you hunch your back
Start a little movement in your sacroilliac
Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck
That's the way you do it when you do the Hucklebuck
BAILEY: Oh, I like that
PAGE: Ahhhhh
BAILEY: Ain't that a nice dance?
PAGE: Ye-e-e-e-ah
BAILEY: No, no, not now, not now! I'll tell you when
PAGE: H-e-e-e-y
BAILEY: Right here
PAGE: Let 'em roll then. Somebody give the piano player another
couple ..........
BAILEY: Yeah, that's a pretty nice guitar player, too
PAGE: Yeah, he's on
BAILEY: He is nice. He's a good-lookin' boy
PAGE: He's in
BAILEY: Tellin' ya
PAGE: Tellin' ya now. Owwwwhhhhh!
BAILEY: Don't enjoy yourself too much now
PAGE: Roll 'em, Daddio
BAILEY: You know, I come here ev'ry Thursday
PAGE: Me too
BAILEY: I wouldn't miss one o' these Thursdays. You say you ain't
seen Lucy Mae this week?
PAGE: I ain't seen her this week. She owe me a little money. That's
when she ain't around
BAILEY: Oh well, she ain't never gonna show up. She ain't never paid
nobody. Let's sing some more
BOTH:
Just do the hucklebuck
Do the hucklebuck (BAILEY: We make a good team here)
If you don't know how to do it
Boy, you out of luck (BAILEY: Will y'all get off my feet)
Push your partner out
Then you hunch your back
And start a little movement in your (BAILEY: Say that big word)
sacroilliac (BAILEY: Sacroilliac)
Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck (BAILEY: Wait for me now)
That's the way you do it when you do the Hucklebuck
BAILEY: It is a wonderful dance
PAGE: Oh, it's fine
BAILEY: You know, you catch on fast
PAGE: You know, I want dancin'
BAILEY: You know what? I think these people too noisy for us. We
ought to go somewhere where we could put this dance down!
PAGE: Yeah, but I dance in one spot, don't I?
BAILEY: Yeah, but you, you was dancin' in one spot too, Brother, on
my feet!
PAGE: I got corns, you know
BAILEY: You have to listen. My feet are killin me too. Let's dive on
here and get this thing over with
BAILEY: Just
PAGE: Do the Hucklebuck (BAILEY: Wait for me now, I'll join ya)
BOTH:
Do the Hucklebuck
That's the way you do it when you do the Hucklebuck
BAILEY: Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee..................FADE
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As recorded by CHUBBY CHECKER:
Now, here's a dance you should know
Oh, baby when the lights are down low
I said grab your baby, then go
Do the hucklebuck (yeah)
Do the hucklebuck (yeah)
If you don't know how to do it
Man you're out of luck
Push ya baby out (yeah)
And then you hunch her back (yeah)
Start a little movement in your sacroilliac
Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck
That's what you do when you do the Hucklebuck, OH!
([Instrumental Break)
Workout!
Here's a dance you should know
Oh, baby when the lights are down low
Oh, won't you grab your baby, then go
A little bit of twist (yeah)
A little bit of this (yeah)
And if you don't know how to do it
Ask my little sis
Push your partner out (yeah)
And then you hunch her back (yeah)
Start a little movement in your sacroilliac
Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck
That's what you do when you do the Hucklebuck
Oh baby, ho!
(Instrumental Break)
A little bit of twist (yeah)
A little bit of this (yeah)
And if you don't know how to do it
Ask my little sis
Push your partner out (yeah)
And then you hunch her back (yeah)
Start a little movement in your sacroilliac
Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck
That's what you do when you do the Hucklebuck
I said, here's a dance you should know
Wooh-wooh-wooh, when when the lights.......FADE
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As recorded by BRENDAN BOWYER & THE ROYAL SHOWBAND:
Now here's a dance you should know (Hey!)
Oh, baby when the lights are down low (Hey!)
Grab your baby, then go (Hey!)
Then do the hucklebuck (Hey!)
Do the hucklebuck (Hey!)
If you don't know how to do it
Then you're out of luck (Hey!)
Shove your baby in (Hey!)
Twist her all around (Hey!)
Then you start a-twistin' and a-movin' all around (Hey!)
Wriggle like a snake, waddle like a duck
That's what you do when you do the Hucklebuck
And now, here's a dance you should know (Hey!)
Oh, baby when the lights are down low (Hey!)
Grab your baby, then go (Hey!)
A little bit of shake (Hey!)
A little bit of this (Hey!)
If you don't know how to do it
Ask my little sis (Hey!)
Shove your baby in (Hey!)
Twist her all around (Hey!)
Then you start a-twistin' and a-movin' all around (Hey!)
Wriggle like a snake, waddle like a duck
That's what you do when you do the Hucklebuck
(Instrumental Break)
Now here's a dance you should know (Hey!)
Oh, baby when the lights are down low (Hey!)
Grab your baby, then go (Hey!)
A little bit of this (Hey!)
A little bit of twist (Hey!)
If you don't know how to do it
Ask my little sis (Hey!)
Shove your baby in (Hey!)
Twist her all around (Hey!)
Then you start a-movin' and a-shakin' all about (Hey!)
Wriggle like a snake, waddle like a duck
That's what you do-ooo
Do the Hucklebuck
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As recorded by THE BIRDIES:
Here's a dance you should know-ooh-ooh
When the lights are down low-ooh-ooh
Grab your baby, then go-ooh-ooh
Do the hucklebuck
Do the hucklebuck
If you don't know how to do it
Boy, you're out of lu-u-u-u-u-uck
Push your partner out
Then you hunch your back
Then you start a little movement in your woo-woo-woo-ooh-ooh-oooh
Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck
That's the way you do it when you do the Hucklebuck
Hucklebuck, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Hucklebuck, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Hucklebuck, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck
Do the hucklebuck
Do the hucklebuck
If you don't know how to do it
Boy, you're out of lu-u-u-u-u-uck
Push your partner out
Then you hunch................FADE
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All transcriptions by Mel Priddle - December 2006)
