Grateful Dead

Hey Pocky Way

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Little bitty boy, with a heart of steel
I know you can't boggie now, but your sister sure will
Feel good music in your soul
Makes your body wanna rock 'n' roll
Say Hey Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way
Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way
Laugh back foolin' in your car
Makes no difference who or where you are
Feel good music in your soul
Makes your body wanna rock 'n' roll
Hey Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way
Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way
Laugh back foolin' in your car
Makes no difference who or where you are
Feel good music in your soul
Makes your body wanna rock 'n' roll
Hey Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way
Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way
Hey Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way
Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way
Hey Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way
Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way
Hey Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way
Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way

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itsmyownmind On Dec 23, 2001

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2001-12-23 19:24:01

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by Scred

20y ago

this is the Meters, not the Dead

anyone know what these lyrics mean?

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by PhilTLL

20y ago

The Meters version has 2-3 extra verses, and they adapted the whole song (including the phrase "Hey Pocky Way") from New Orleans street chanting. The meaning is kind of self-evident, I think: Feel good music in your soul makes your body wanna rock and roll. Not very complicated.

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by whosthatgirl

10y ago

If you go back to the original New Orleans Indian tribe chants, "hey pocky way" was the equivalent of "back out of my way." It was a threat to anyone who wanted to get in the way of a party. But this version is watered down to almost nothing.

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by bruce11055

8y ago

This is The Meters, not the Dead. It's my understanding that Pocky A Way means to get out of the way, as in getting out of the way of the Mardi Gras parade coming toward you. Get out of the way or get run down. It sure sounds like something the Dead would do, huh.

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