The Hucklebuck
Dance into Joy: Unveiling the Vibrant Meaning of Roy Milton's Hucklebuck
Lyrics
Here's a dance you should know
Introduction to a dance that will be explained.
When the lights are down low
Suggests a dimly lit setting, possibly creating a dance ambiance.
Grab your baby, then go
Encouragement to bring a partner onto the dance floor.
Do the hucklebuck
Instructions to perform the Hucklebuck dance.
Do the hucklebuck
-If you don't know how to do it
Expresses the idea that not knowing the dance means missing out.
Boy, you're out of luck
-Push your partner out
Specific dance moves: push partner, hunch back, and move sacroilliac (lower back).
Then you hunch your back
-Start a little movement in your sacroilliac
-Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck
Describes additional dance movements – wiggling and waddling.
That's the way you do it when you do the Hucklebuck
Summarizes the prescribed dance style – the Hucklebuck.
Ev'rybody's looking for a-somethin' new
Shifts focus to people seeking new things, introducing the idea of diverse interests.
It could be cars, it could be clothes
-Or just a stylish shoe
-But if you like your dancin'
Advice to prioritize dancing and a warning to the band to prepare.
Better take my tip
-Get set, warn the band and let 'er rip
Encouragement to begin the dance enthusiastically.
You go a little to the left
Instructions to move left, right, and collaborate with the dance partner.
A little to the right
-Get hold of your partner
-Tell him, "No need to fight"
-Push your partner round
Repeat of specific dance moves, emphasizing partner interaction and back movement.
And then you hunch your back
-Start your movement in your sacroilliac
-Wiggle like a snake and then you waddle like a duck
Reiteration of snake-like wiggling and duck-like waddling as essential elements of the Hucklebuck.
And that's the way you gotta do it when you do the Hucklebuck
-There you go
Celebratory acknowledgment that the Hucklebuck has been successfully performed.
You got it now
-It's the Hucklebuck!
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