You've no doubt read about his passing?
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Larry LaPrise, author of 'The Hokey Pokey', dead at 93
Sad news in the entertainment world. Larry LaPrise, who wrote the song and dance
classic 'The Hokey Pokey' is dead at 93. His funeral went off with only one hitch:
While transferring Larry to his coffin, they put his left leg in, and that's when the trouble began.
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Dave