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Birdland:Chubby Checker.
#12 in 1963.
INTRO:
GBaby, Baby, let's Birdland, now! 
GShup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Come on!)          
Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Whoa, let's go!)                
CShup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Let's Birdland, now!)
GShup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Gonna show you how!)
DShup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (GOwwwww!)
#1.
GMy father and my mother like Birdland.
(We like Birdland!)
Let me G7tell ya, now..my Cbrother and my sister
like Birdland. (GWe like Birdland!)
Don't you know it..the Dfellas in the summer like Birdland.
(GWe like Birdland!) Whoooa! Unnnh!
#2.
GCome on Baby we're gonna swing..yeeeaah,
shake that thing.
CMama Bird is for the Bird..Gyeahhhh..the 
latest word.
It's DBirdland, Birdland..Geverybody do the 
Birdland, now.
CHORUS:
GShup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (OK!)
Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Awww! Come on, now!)
CShup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Well, alright!)
GShup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Birdland all night!)
DShup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (GWoooo, oh!)
(INTERLUDE:SAX:) Unnnnhhh!
#3.
GCome on Baby let's hit the floor..
yeah, shake some more.
CGirl, I like the way you roll..
Gyeaaahh..you move my soul.
It's DBirdland, Birdland..Geverybody do
the Birdland, now.
CHORUS:
GShup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (OK!)
Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Awww! Come on, now!)
CShup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Well, alright!)
GShup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Birdland all night!)
DShup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (GWoooo, oh!)
#4.
GMy father and my mother like Birdland.
(We like Birdland!)
Don't you know it, now..my Cbrother and my sister
like Birdland. (GWe like Birdland!)
On South Street..the Dhippies and the gippies 
like Birdland. (GWe like Birdland!) 
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Birdland The Dance

by Chubby Checker

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Birdland:Chubby Checker.

#12 in 1963.

INTRO:

Baby, Baby, let's Birdland, now!

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Come on!)

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Whoa, let's go!)

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Let's Birdland, now!)

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Gonna show you how!)

D G

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Owwwww!)

#1.

My father and my mother like Birdland.

(We like Birdland!)

G7 C

Let me tell ya, now..my brother and my sister

like Birdland. (We like Birdland!)

Don't you know it..the fellas in the summer like Birdland.

(We like Birdland!) Whoooa! Unnnh!

#2.

Come on Baby we're gonna swing..yeeeaah,

shake that thing.

C G

Mama Bird is for the Bird..yeahhhh..the

latest word.

D G

It's Birdland, Birdland..everybody do the

Birdland, now.

CHORUS:

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (OK!)

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Awww! Come on, now!)

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Well, alright!)

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Birdland all night!)

D G

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Woooo, oh!)

(INTERLUDE:SAX:) Unnnnhhh!

#3.

Come on Baby let's hit the floor..

yeah, shake some more.

Girl, I like the way you roll..

yeaaahh..you move my soul.

D G

It's Birdland, Birdland..everybody do

the Birdland, now.

CHORUS:

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (OK!)

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Awww! Come on, now!)

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Well, alright!)

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Birdland all night!)

D G

Shup a doo wop a shup a doo way. (Woooo, oh!)

#4.

My father and my mother like Birdland.

(We like Birdland!)

Don't you know it, now..my brother and my sister

like Birdland. (We like Birdland!)

On South Street..the hippies and the gippies

like Birdland. (We like Birdland!)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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