I know a cat named Way Out Willie He's got a cool little chick named Rockin' Millie He can walk and stroll and Susie Q And do that crazy hand jive too Papa told Willie, you'll ruin my home You and that hand jive have got to go Willie said, Papa, don't put me down They're doin' the hand jive all over town Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive, doin' that crazy hand jive 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... Willie and Millie 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...
I know a cat named Way Out Willie He's got a cool little chick named Rockin' Millie He can walk and stroll and Susie Q And do that crazy hand jive too Papa told Willie, you'll ruin my home You and that hand jive have got to go Willie said, Papa, don't put me down They're doin' the hand jive all over town Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive, doin' that crazy hand jive 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... Willie and Millie 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...
A letra foi parcialmente inspirada pelos cantos que Johnny Otis ouviu de uma cadeia de trabalho enquanto fazia um show
A canção segue o ritmo característico do Bo Diddley
Apesar de ser sobre um homem famoso por uma dança de mãos, a música foi acusada de glorificar a masturbação, fato que o próprio Otis sempre negou
Ao ser lançada como single em 1958, atingiu o nono lugar na parada Billboard Hot 100 e o quinto na Billboard R&B
A versão de Eric Clapton, lançada em 1974, chegou ao vigésimo sexto lugar na Billboard Hot 100
A regravação de George Thorogood, em 1985, alcançou o vigésimo quinto lugar na parada Billboard Rock Tracks
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