before i was born late one night

My papa said ev'rything's all right

The doctor let my ma lay down

With her stomach bouncin' on the rack



'cause a bebop stork was about to arrive

Mama gave birth to the 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 started dancing while i gathered eggs



The townfolk laughed

I was only five

"he'll out dance 'em all

He's a born hand jive"



Born to hand jive baby!

Born to hand jive baby!



Now you can hand jive baby

Oh can you hand jive baby

Born to hand jive baby

Born to hand jive baby

Oh yeah! oh yeah! oh yeah!

Born to hand jive oh yeah!


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