Willie And The Hand Jive

WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE
By Johnny Otis

I know a cat named Way Out Wil-lie
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He’s got a cool lit-tle chick
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called Rock-in’ Mil-lie
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He can walk and stroll and Su-sie Q
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And do that cra-zy hand jive too
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Pa pa told Wil lie, you’ll ruin my home
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You and that hand jive has got to go
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Wil-lie said, Pa-pa, don’t put me down
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They’re do-in’ the hand jive all ov-er town
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Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive,
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do-in’ that cra-zy hand jive
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Mama, Mama look at Uncle Joe
He’s doin’ that hand jive with sister Flo
Grandma gave baby sister a dime
Said, do that hand jive one more time

Well, the doctor and the lawyer and Indian chief
They all dig that crazy beat
Way Out Willie gave ’em all a treat
When he did that hand jive with his feet

Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive,
do-in’ that cra-zy hand jive

Willie and Nillie got married last fall
They had a little Willie Junior, and a-that ain’t all
You know, the baby got famous in his crib, you see
Doin’ that hand jive on TV
Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive,
do-in’ that cra-zy hand jive