before i was born late one night
My papa said ev'rything's all right
The doctor let my ma lay down
With her stomach bouncin' on the rack

'cause a bebop stork was about to arrive
Mama gave birth to the hand jive

I could barely walk when i milked a cow
When i was three i pushed a plow
While chopping wood i moved my legs
And started dancing while i gathered eggs

The townfolk laughed
I was only five
"he'll out dance 'em all
He's a born hand jive"

Born to hand jive baby!
Born to hand jive baby!

Now you can hand jive baby
Oh can you hand jive baby
Born to hand jive baby
Born to hand jive baby
Oh yeah! oh yeah! oh yeah!
Born to hand jive oh yeah!