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The Hokey Pokey

"What if the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about?" So goes the bumper sticker. A deeply philisophical question for one to ponder! And it's inspired by the well-known song, sung by children everywhere. Of course anything of note must end up on a bumper sticker-- we have two versions of this sticker:

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What exactly IS the Hokey Pokey and where did it come from? According to Answers.com, the following is the history of the "Hokey Pokey."

The Hokey Pokey is a participation dance that became popular in the USA in the 1950s. Larry LaPrise, Charles Macak and Tafit Baker were granted the copyright for the song in 1950. According to popular legend they created this novelty dance in 1949 as entertainment for the ski crowd at Idaho 's Sun Valley resort. Ray Anthony's big band recording of the song turned it into a nationwide sensation by the mid-1950s (The "Hokey Pokey" appeared on the B side of Anthony's "Bunny Hop" single). Its rights were purchased in the mid- 1960s by country-western music star Roy Acuff 's publishing company, Acuff-Rose.

There are many theories and conjectures about the meaning of the words "Hokey Pokey", and of their origin.

Dance moves

Participants stand in a big ring formation during the dance . The dance follows the instructions given in the lyrics of the song, which may be prompted by a bandleader or another danceleader.

Specific body parts are named, and these are then sequentially put into the ring, taken out of the ring, and finally wiggled around manically inside the ring. After this is done one raises one's hands up to the side of the head, wiggles them, and turns around in place until the next sequence begins, with a new named body part.

In case you can't remember the lyrics, here they are to remind you!

The Hokey Pokey

You put your right foot in,
You put your right foot out
You put your right foot in
And you shake it all about

You do the Hokey-Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

You put your left foot in,
You put your left foot out
You put your left foot in
And you shake it all about

You do the Hokey-Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

You put your right hand in,
You put your right hand out
You put your right hand in
And you shake it all about

You do the Hokey-Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

You put your left hand in
You put your left hand out
You put your left hand in
And you shake it all about

You do the Hokey-Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

You put your right side in
You put your right side out
You put your right side in
And you shake it all about

You do the Hokey-Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about
You put your left side in
You put your left side out
You put your left side in
And you shake it all about

You do the Hokey-Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

You put your nose in
You put your nose out
You put your nose in
And you shake it all about

You do the Hokey-Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

You put your tail in
You put your tail out
You put your tail in
And you shake it all about

You do the Hokey-Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

You put your head in
You put your head out
You put your head in
And you shake it all about

You do the Hokey-Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

You put your whole self in
You put your whole self out
You put your whole self in
And you shake it all about

You do the Hokey-Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

Well, now you know as much as I do about this famous song. You'll probably be cursing me as you find yourself humming the tune at work, driving your car, or trying to sleep at night! The cure could be our Hokey Pokey bumper sticker. Just stick it on your bumper and it will ward off the spirit of Hokey Pokey in much the same way as garlic keeps the vampires away. Fat chance. If nothing else, this bumper sticker will drive others to the same mania that you now experince. Sweet revenge. (Hokey Pokey, Hokey Pokey…)

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