This from my uncle Pete:
With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week. Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey," died peacefully at age of 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin.
They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started ...
Funny stuff, but I started wondering whether there really was such a dude and whether he really did write that song. I think I remember reading somewhere that "The Hokey Pokey" is actually an ancient play-party song motif that goes back at least to medieval England. The excellent urban legends debunkers at Snopes seem to think it's purely made up... I'll check it out and follow up this post later.
If you have any inside information on this, leave a comment and illuminate us.
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