The Hucklebuck
Frank Sinatra Lyrics


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It's the 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
Have a little movement in your sacroiliac
Wiggle like a snake




Wobble like a duck
That's the way you do it when you do the hucklebuck

Overall Meaning

"The Hucklebuck" is a dance song that invites everyone to join in the dance floor. The lyrics begin with an invitation to learn the dance, which is best performed when the lights are down low. The song encourages grabbing a partner and performing the Hucklebuck together. If you don't know how to dance Hucklebuck, then you are better off not even trying because you are out of luck. To perform the dance, you need to push your partner out, hunch your back, and wiggle like a snake. The movement in your sacroiliac is crucial in maintaining the rhythm of the dance. The song suggests wobbling like a duck to add to the fun.


The whole song is about having fun and letting loose on the dance floor. The lyrics are playful and easy to follow, which makes them perfect for dance beginners. The Hucklebuck was not just a song, but also a popular dance style that originated in the United States in the late 1940s. The Hucklebuck dance style was a fusion of swing dance and rhythm and blues music. It was characterized by shaking the hips, moving the body side-to-side, and performing energetic footwork.


Line by Line Meaning

It's the dance you should know
The Hucklebuck is a dance that you should be familiar with


When the lights are down low
This dance is best done in low lighting or a dimly lit environment


Grab your baby
Take your partner or date by the hand and bring them onto the dance floor


Then go
Start dancing


Do the hucklebuck
Perform the specific moves of the dance called the Hucklebuck


Do the hucklebuck
Repeat the moves of the dance called the Hucklebuck


If you don't know how to do it
If you are not familiar with this dance


Boy
You


You're out of luck
you are in trouble because this dance needs practice and skill


Push your partner out
You need to separate from your partner for one of the steps


Then you hunch your back
Arch or curve your back in a specific way


Have a little movement in your sacroiliac
Move your hips by flexing your sacroiliac joint in a specific way


Wiggle like a snake
Move your body in a way that resembles a snake's movement


Wobble like a duck
Move your body in a way that is similar to a duck's waddle


That's the way you do it when you do the hucklebuck
These are the specific movements you need to perform when doing The Hucklebuck dance




Lyrics © CARLIN AMERICA INC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ROY ALFRED, ANDY GIBSON

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Mike


on The Lady Is A Champ

eight

She gets too hungry for dinner at eight
She can't eat late and stay up all night, because unlike society types, she has to get up in the morning.

She likes the theatre and never comes late
She cares more about seeing the play than being seen making an entrance.

She never bothers with people she'd hate
Her friends are friends, not social trophies.

Doesn't like crap games with barons or earls
While barrns and earls probably don't play craps, she associates with friends, not people to be seen with.

Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls
She doesn't "slum", the practice of the rich in the 30's, when the song was written, of touring poor neighborhoods dressed in rich clothes to "tut, tut" about the deplorable conditions, and congratulate each other for "caring about the poor"

Won't dish the dirt with the rest of the girls
Doesn't trade gossip for acceptance among an in-crowd


She likes the free, fresh wind in her hair
She cares more about how her hair feels than conforming with current hair fashions

Hates California, it's cold and it's damp
Since most of California is noticeably warmer and / or drier than New York, where the play the song was written for is set, this is probably a facetious excuse to like what she likes.


And she won't go to Harlem in Lincoln's or Ford's
Another reference to slumming, but facetious, since Lincolns and Fords were middle-class, not luxury brands when the lyric was written

Anonymous


on Try a Little Tenderness

Here are the correct lyrics

Try A Little Tenderness - Frank Sinatra - Lyrics

Oh she may be weary
Women do get wearied
Wearing that same old shabby dress
And when she’s weary
You try a little tenderness

You know she’s waiting
Just anticipating things she’ll may never possess
While she is without them
Try just a little bit of tenderness

It’s not just sentimental
She has her grieve and her care
And the words that soft and gentle
Makes it easier to bear
You wont regret it
Women don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness
And it’s all so easy
Try a little tenderness

Musical Interlude

And, it’s all so easy
Try a little tenderness

Daniel


on The Way You Look Tonight

I met Frank Jr. in Las Vegas, a real gentleman. RIP you both.

Giorgi Khutashvili


on Theme from New York, New York

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