Larry LaPrise, writer of "Hokey Cokey", dead at 83

by Simon 7 Replies latest social humour

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  Simon

  There was a great loss recently in the entertainment world.

  Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote the "Hokey Cokey", died last week at 83.

  The most traumatic part for the family was getting him in the coffin. They put his left leg in and then things just started to go downhill from there.

  Well, it tickled me ...
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  pr_capone

  Hokey Cokey?!?!?! I never heard *THAT* version. I grew up with the Hockey Pokey!

  Kansas District Overbeer
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  DanTheMan

  As in "you do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around, that's what it's all about?"

  Do they call it the 'Hokey Cokey' in GB?

  Edited to add:

  Oh, I get it now...duh
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  Englishman

  It's definitely the Hokey Cokey. Look, a la BBC:

  The Hokey Cokey You put your left arm in, your left arm out In out, in out, you shake it all about You do the Hokey Cokey and you turn around That's what it's all about Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Knees bent, arms stretched Raa raa raa You put your right arm in, your right arm out In out, in out, you shake it all about You do the Hokey Cokey and you turn around That's what it's all about Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Knees bent, arms stretched Raa raa raa You put your left leg in, your left leg out In out, in out, you shake it all about You do the Hokey Cokey and you turn around That's what it's all about Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Knees bent, arms stretched Raa raa raa You put your right leg in, your right leg out In out, in out, you shake it all about You do the Hokey Cokey and you turn around That's what it's all about Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Knees bent, arms stretched Raa raa raa You put your whole self in, your whole self out In out, in out, you shake it all about You do the Hokey Cokey and you turn around That's what it's all about Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Knees bent, arms stretched Raa raa raa Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey Knees bent, arms stretched Raa raa raa
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  COMF

  What if the Hokey Cokey really is what it's all about?
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  pr_capone
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  pr_capone
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  pr_capone

  Dammit! This isnt working right! Check out the following link for info on the Hokey Pokey

  http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/hokey.htm