How Do You Do and Shake Hands, or for the stage adaptation, How D'Ye Do and Shake Hands is a song in Alice in Wonderland performed primarily by the Tweedles.

Contents 1 Lyrics 2 Stage adaption 2.1 Lyrics 2.2 Lyrics (Reprise) 3 Comments

Lyrics

How d'ye do and shake hands
Shake hands, shake hands
How d'ye do and shake hands
State your name and business!

You go through life and never know
The day when fate may bring
A situation that may prove to be embarrassing
You're face gets red
You hide your head
And wish that you could cry
But that's old fashioned
Here's a new thing you should really try

Stage adaption

In Alice in Wonderland Jr., "How Do You Do and Shake Hands" and its reprise are the only songs the Tweedles sing. Therefore, the song is extended, and a reprise now exists.

Lyrics

Tweedle Dum: When first you meet a gentleman

Of caliber and class

Tweedle Dee: You don't just meet and run, my dear;

That's callous, coarse, and crass!

Tweeldes: Society has set the rules by which we all must play.

Tweedle Dum: So listen while we spell them out

Tweedle Dee: And you'll be distingué.

Tweedles: Say: "How do you do?" and shake hands, shake hands, shake hands!

"How do you do?" and shake hands

State your name and bus'ness.

Alice: (spoken) Well, that's just...

Tweedle Dum: Ah, ah, ah...

Alice: (resigned) How do you do?

Tweedle Dee: Excellent, excellent!

And... (Alice offers her hand.)

Tweedles: Perfect!

(sung)

If manners could prevail

Alice: (And you do not act like a pig!)

Tweedles: [snort] [snort]

The problems that the world presents

might not seem quite so big.

Alice: A bow or curtsy (more or less)

can brighten up the day!

And if you know what fork to use...

Tweedles: Then you are on your way!

All: Say: "How do you do?" and shake hands,

Alice: shake hands,

Tweedles: shake hands,

All: "How do you do?" and shake hands,

State your name and bus'ness.

How do you do!

Lyrics (Reprise)

Tweedles: "How do you do?" and shake hands,

shake hands, shake hands,

"How do you do?" and shake hands,

State your name and bus'ness.

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