Willie And The Hand Jive

Informal Bootleg: Early Demos 1973
Early Demos 1973

Chords

Well I know a cat named rocking Billy
Got a crazy chick named rocking Willie
You can bob and [???] and Suzie Q
And do my crazy hand jive too
Hand jive
Hand jive
Hand jive
Doing that crazy hand jive

Well Papa says 'Willie, you'll ruin my home'
'You know you and that hand jive have got to go'
Well Willie says 'Papa don't put me down'
After all, they're doing the hand jive all over town
Well hand jive
Hand jive
Hand jive
Doing that crazy hand jive

All right

Well doctor [???] Indian chief
Well they can dig that crazy beat
Well little willie give them all a treat
Well he did the hand jive with his feet
Hand jive
Hand jive
Hand jive
Doing that crazy hand jive

Well Willie and Millie got married last fall  
They had a little Willie Jr and that ain't all
Well the kid got famous and it's crazy to see
Him doing the hand jive on tv
Hand jive
Hand jive
Hand jive
Doing that crazy hand jive
Hand jive
Hand jive
Hand jive
Doing that crazy hand jive
Original Version

Chords

Bb
I know a cat named way out Willie

He's got a cool little chick named Rockin' Millie
       Eb     
He can Walk and Stroll and Suzy Q
    Bb
And do that crazy Hand Jive, too

Bb
Papa told Willie you'll ruin my home

You and that Hand Jive has got to go
Eb
Willie, said Papa, don't put me down
        Bb
They're doing that Hand Jive all over town

Chorus:
     Eb         Bb         F
Hand Jive, Hand Jive, Hand Jive,
                      Bb
doing that crazy Hand Jive


Mama, Mama, look at Uncle Joe
He's doing that Hand Jive with sister Flo
Grandma gave baby sister a dime,
said, 'Do that Hand Jive one more time'
Doctor and a lawyer and an Indian chief
Now they all dig that crazy beat
Way out Willie gave them all a treat
When he did that Hand Jive with his feet

Chorus

Hey, hey

Brief Solo

Now Willie and Millie got married last fall
They had a little Willie Jr and that ain't all
Well, the baby got famous in his crib, you see,
doing that Hand Jive on TV

Chorus

Hey, hey

Hey

Instrumental and fade

Lyrics

I know a cat named way out Willie
He's got a cool little chick named Rockin' Millie
He can Walk and Stroll and Suzy Q
And do that crazy Hand Jive, too

Papa told Willie you'll ruin my home
You and that Hand Jive has got to go
Willie, said Papa, don't put me down
They're doing that Hand Jive all over town

Chorus:
Hand Jive, Hand Jive, Hand Jive,
doing that crazy Hand Jive

Mama, Mama, look at Uncle Joe
He's doing that Hand Jive with sister Flo
Grandma gave baby sister a dime,
said, 'Do that Hand Jive one more time'
Doctor and a lawyer and an Indian chief
Now they all dig that crazy beat
Way out Willie gave them all a treat
When he did that Hand Jive with his feet

Chorus

Hey, hey

Now Willie and Millie got married last fall
They had a little Willie Jr and that ain't all
Well, the baby got famous in his crib, you see,
doing that Hand Jive on TV

Chorus

Hey, hey

Hey

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