Before I was born late one night My papa said everything's alright The doctor paid, my mama laid down With her stomach bouncing all around 'Cause the beebop stork was about to arrive Mama gave birth to a hand-jive I could barely walk when I milked a cow When I was three I pushed a plow While chopping wood I moved my legs And they saw me dance when I gathered eggs The townfolk clapped, I was only five Out-dance 'em all, he was born to hand-jive! Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, everybody Born to hand-jive, baby Born to hand-jive, baby How low can you go? How low can you go? How low can you go? How low can you go? Higher! Higher! Higher! And higher, yeah! Now can you hand jive, baby? Oh can you hand jive, baby? (Baby, yeah!) Oh yeah can you hand jive, baby? (Can you hand jive?) Oh can you hand jive baby? (Baby!) Oh yeah (oh yeah) Oh yeah (oh yeah, yeah) Oh yeah (oh yeah) Born to hand jive, oh yeah!

I know a cat named Way-Out Willie Had a cool little chick named Rockin' Billie Made a heart of stone Susie-Q, doin' that crazy hand jive too Papa said "You will ruin my house. You and that hand jive have got to go" Willie said "Papa, don't you put me down, Been doin' that hand jive all over town." Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive, doin' that crazy hand jive I don't want you to get on the floor Gettin' low, getting down with sister go Come on, get baby, little sister'll die Said doin' that hand jive one more time Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive, doin' that crazy hand jive Doctor getting low and he getting check Now they're all digging that crazy beat Way-Out Willie gave 'em all a treat Been doin' that hand jive with his feet Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive, doin' that crazy hand jive Willi and Billie got married last fall Had to live with his sisters and that ain't all Daddy got famous it's plain to see Been doin' that hand jive on his knees Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive, doin' that crazy hand jive

I know a cat named Way-out Willie He's got a groovy little chick named Rocking' Lily Yeah, rock'n'rolling Suzie Q Does that crazy old hand jive, too Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive Do that crazy hand jive Mama, mama, look at Sister Flo Doing that hand jive with Uncle Joe When I gave little sister a dime I said "Do that hand jive one more time" Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive Do that crazy hand jive A doctor, a lawyer and an Indian Chief They all dig that Diddley beat Way-out Willie gave them all a treat When he did that hand jive with his feet Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive Do that crazy hand jive Papa told Willie, "You'll ruin my home You and that hand jive have got to go" Willie told Papa, "Don't you put me down They're doing that hand jive all around town" Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive Do that crazy hand jive Willie and Lily got married last fall They had a little Willie Junior, and that ain't all Well, the baby got famous in his crib, you see When he did that hand jive on MTV Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive Do that crazy hand jive