Supporters of Rangers FC have been banned from singing
anti-Catholic songs at Ibrox stadium to taunt
their rivals Celtic
Posted on 12/22/2008 9:07:45 AM PST by yankeedame
The Hokey Cokey is an old novelty song that has been sung in music halls, at children's parties and at sherry-fuelled family gatherings for many years.
...according to the Catholic Church and some Scottish politicians, singing the popular tune that begins with the words "You put your right hand in, your right hand out," may constitute an act of religious hatred.
Supporters of Rangers FC have been banned from singing
anti-Catholic songs at Ibrox stadium to taunt
their rivals Celtic
A spokesman for the leader of the church in Scotland said the song had disturbing origins.
Critics claim that Puritans composed the song in the 18th century in an attempt to mock the actions and language of priests leading the Latin mass.
Now politicians have urged police to arrest anyone using the song to "taunt" Catholics under legislation designed to prevent incitement to religious hatred....
Peter Kearney, a spokesman for Cardinal Keith O'Brien, said:
"This song does have quite disturbing origins. Although apparently innocuous, it was devised as an attack on and a parody of the Catholic mass...."
According to the church, the song's title derives from the words "hocus pocus".
The phrase is said to be a Puritan parody of the Latin "hoc est enim corpus meum" or "this is my body" used by Catholic priests to accompany the transubstantiation during mass....
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
We call it the Hokey Pokey here in the ‘States.
Way to much time on their hands.
If this is true, I have to admit its pretty amusing when I think about it. I won’t be able to go to mass without the song in my head.
Amazing, isn't it that, if one searches diligently, evil can be found in anything. I'm beginning to believe that some people have just too damned much time on their hands.
The sheet music is copyright 1942 and they don't let you copyright traditional music so methinks they doth protesteth too much (just like our own race hustlers here).
Origen lost in the mists of time. Just like “The 12 Days of Christmas” and “O Come All Ye Faithful” which were songs to buck up the Catholics during the persecution by English Protestants. Which, by the way, made the Spanish Inquisition look positively mild.
Ping to over here!
We need the creator of “The Palm Beach Pokey” to help out!
The Hokey Pokey could land you in the UK Pokey?
Isn't this what it is all about ?
I’m finding that to be the case as I get older.
Bumper sticker I’ve seen: What If The Hokey Pokey IS
What It’s All About?
In other words, they can put a person in jail for singing a song without the slightest idea of its origins.
Yes, it is the Hokey Pokey. And the man who wrote it died a few years ago. They had a terrible time trying to get him into the casket to prepare him for his burial — they’d put his left foot in and he’d put his left foot out...
Jimmy Buffett has a funny song to that effect.
Sad News
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 the 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.
Check your source. The sheet music was copyrighted in 1942, but the song was attested to, with lyrics, a century earlier. Not that this isn’t a silly fuss. My guess is it’s a few anti-religious leftists trying to claim they’re being sensitive to Catholics before they vote to imprison anyone who objects to homosexual propaganda.
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