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PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HIPS, AND LET YOUR BACKBONE SLIP.
OH, SHAKE IT TO THE EAST, OH SHAKE IT TO THE WEST,
OH SHAKE IT TO THE VERY ONE THAT YOU LIKE THE BEST.

Submitter comment: THIS CATCHY LITTLE POEM LEARNED IN MY CHILDHOOD WAS SAID WHILE A
GROUP OF CHILDREN STOOD IN A LARGE CIRCLE. WE WOULD ACT OUT
EVERYTHING THE POEM SAID.

Where learned: DETROIT ; TOLD IN

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dramatic
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.526

Date learned: 00001960S EARLY

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