The Hokey Pokey Lyrics

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.

2) left hand
3) right foot
4) left foot
5) head
6) butt
7) whole self

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A novelty dance/children’s rhyme, with apparent origins in 1940s England but similarities to songs and dances dating back centuries. Called the hokey-cokey in the UK.

There’s also a Shakespearean version.

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