Move It On Over is a 1947 country song written and recorded by Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys. It was cut on April 21, 1947 at Castle Studio in Nashville for Williams' first MGM session, and released in June 1947 as a single with the B-side (Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep. The tune blends western swing, blues, honky-tonk and early rockabilly, and is often cited as an early example of rock and roll because of its twelve bar blues form and an arpeggio based melody inspired by Mardi Gras second line riffs. The lyrics tell of a man who is banished to the doghouse after coming home late and being kept out of the house, a humorous yet relatable slice of everyday life that connected with listeners. Move It On Over was Hank Williams' first major hit, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Most Played Juke Box Folk Records chart and helping launch his career with appearances on the Louisiana Hayride. The song has been widely covered and later influenced artists such as Bill Haley and His Comets, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Travis Tritt, and others.
