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Born t o hand jive , baby ,
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Before I was born , late one night , Born to hand jive , baby
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My pap a sa i d e verything ' s a lright A
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The doc tor made mama lay down, G A
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With her s tomach bouncing all around C D
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Ca use a bee bop sto rk was about t o arr ive A
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Mama ga ve birth to the hand jive E7
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I could barely walk when I milked a cow
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Now c an you hand jive , ba by,
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oh c an yo u hand j i ve , baby
Whe n I wa s t hree I pu s hed a plow
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While c hopping wood I ' d move my leg s
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And I s t a rted da nc ing while I gathe red eggs
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Born t o ha nd jive , o h ye ah !
The t ownfolk c l apped , I wa s only fi ve
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"He ' ll out dance 'em a ll, he 's a bo rn hand j i ve "