Let's
do
the
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 arm
in
You
put
your right arm
out
You
put
your right arm
in
And then you
~shake~ it all
about.
You
put
your left arm
in
You
put
your left arm
out
You
put
your left arm
in
And then 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 elbow in
You put your right elbow out
You put your right elbow 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 elbow in
You put your left elbow out
You put your left elbow in
And then you ~shake~ it all about.
You put your head in
You put you 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 right hip in
You put your right hip out
You put your right 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 hip in
You put your left hip out
You put your left in
Any you ~shake~ it 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!
You
put
your
backside
in
You
put
your
backside
out
You
put
your
backside
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 do the hokey pokey
The hokey pokey
You do the hokey pokey
AND THAT'S
WHAT
IT'S
ALL
ABOUT!
Larry
LaPrise holds the
U.S. copyright for the song Hokey Pokey.
He was born November 11, 1949 as Roland Lawrence LaPrise.
and died April 11, 1996 in Gooding, Idaho.
The
song was reportedly written in the late 1940s
for the après-ski crowd at a club in Sun
Valley, Idaho. It was first recorded
by his group the Ram Trio (with Charles
Macak and Tafit Baker) in 1949, and they were
awarded U.S. copyright in 1950.
The
authorship of the Hokey Pokey is disputed,
with British/Irish songwriter Jimmy
Kennedy claiming to have written the
original (entitled Cokey-Cokey) during
WWII. Robert Degan sued LaPrise for
copyright infringement of his 1946 The
Hokey-Pokey Dance and they settled out of
court.
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"Hokey
Pokey"
Ray Anthony Band
Words & Music by Larry LaPrise
The
song was reportedly written by Larry
LaPrise in the late 1940s
for the après-ski crowd at a club in Sun
Valley, Idaho. It was first recorded
by his group the Ram Trio (with Charles
Macak and Tafit Baker) in 1949, and they were
awarded U.S. copyright in 1950. Ray
Anthony purchased the rights to the song
in 1953 and recorded it with "The
Bunny Hop" on the flip side.
The
authorship of the Hokey Pokey is disputed,
with British/Irish songwriter Jimmy
Kennedy claiming to have written the
original (entitled Cokey-Cokey) during
WWII. Robert Degan sued LaPrise for
copyright infringement of his 1946 The
Hokey-Pokey Dance and they settled out of
court.
The music playing is a condensed version of
the "Hokey Pokey", and is for entertainment, educational and evaluation purposes only. Titles have full copyright by their respective artists and record companies. Please show your support for the artists who gave us this great music by purchasing their CDs.
If you are interested in purchasing a full version of the "Hokey
Pokey" by Ray Anthony, I have provided a link below to Amazon.com. They sell both new and used CDs. I have purchased many used CDs for my web pages and have never had a problem.
Amazon also sells MP3 downloads in several categories with single songs ranging from 89 to 99 cents.
Thank you.
October
1999
