Before I was born, late one night
My papa said everything's all right
The doctor paid, mama laid down
With a semitone bouncing all around
Cause the beebop stork was about to arrive
Mama gave birth to the hand-jive

I could barely walk when I looked in town
When I was three, I pushed the fly
While jumping would I move my legs
And I saw the dance while I gathered A's
Bowed and clapped, I was only five
And I danced 'em all, he's born to hand-jive

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah - everybody
Born to hand-jive, baby
Born to hand-jive, baby
Yeah

How low can you go
How low can you go
How low can you go
How low can you go

Higher, higher, higher and higher
Now can you hand-jive, baby
Oh can you hand-jive, baby
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Born to hand-jive, oh yeah!!!