The Hokey-Pokey

Before anyone else does it (And I’m dreadfully sure there will be countless, literally countless, versions of this as time goes by) I figured I’d throw in my version of it as it develops. I hate to say it, but this song has been bouncing around inside my head since Hoke was announced and the only cleansing therapy I could come up with was to simply put it into words…

I know, I know...I'm Michigan’s worst enemy (and my own worst enemy) at this point. But hopefully, the act of it flowing through my fingertips and into print will erase it from my waking memory.

Of course, there are still the nightmares that I'll need to deal with…

The Michigan Hokey-Pokey

You put a D-back in,
You take a D-back out,
You put a D-back in that you will eventually pull out!
You do the Hokey-Pokey and turn the “D” around,
That’s what it’s all about!

You put an LB in,
You take the LB out,
You put the LB in and try not to burn him out!
You do the Hokey-Pokey and turn the “D” around,
That’s what it’s all about!

You put a Safety in,
You take a Safety out,
You put a Safety in and yell, “Don’t mentally checkout!”
You do the Hokey-Pokey and turn the “D” around,
That’s what it’s all about!

You put a Lineman in,
You take the Lineman out,
You put the Lineman in that does more than yell, “Lookout!”
You do the Hokey-Pokey and turn the “D” around,
That’s what it’s all about!

You put a Nose Guard in,
You take the Nose Guard out,
You put the Nose Guard in that can knock a QB out!
You do the Hokey-Pokey and turn the “D” around,
That’s what it’s all about!


You put a “New Scheme” in,
You take the “New Scheme” out,
You put the “New Scheme” in that doesn’t stink like sauerkraut!
You do the Hokey-Pokey and turn the “D” around,
That’s what it’s all about!

You put a new “D” In,
You take the new “D” Out,
You put the New “D” in and you hope and pray and shout!
You do the Hokey-Pokey and turn the “D” around,
That’s what it’s all about!

Do the Hokey-Pokey!
Do the Hokey-Pokey!
You do the Hokey-Pokey!
That’s what it’s all about!

(To be followed immediately by the David Brandon “Chicken Dance” which is David flapping around looking perplexed as he searches for a head coaching candidate…)

Sorry…I know…but sometimes you have to get in front of this stuff. Take it away from your enemies before they use it against you. I hope and pray that you aren’t afflicted with the mental problems the MMQ has. It becomes extremely tedious to get something done during the day with crap like this is in your head.

Trust me.