Slovenian Style Polkas

Dutch Style Polkas

RUDY MEULEN

Born in 1958

THE HOKEY POKEY POLKA

There’s a hokey pokey polka

With a honky tonky tune

And a ricky ticky rhythm

Like a mockin’ bird in June

With a humpty dumpty tempo

And a hurdy gurdy sound

It’s the hokey pokey polka

That they’re playin’ all around

At the age of 12 Rudy heard a "strange, funny kind of accordion music" on an offshore station, which was broadcasting from the North of the Netherlands. It seemed to be the music of Frankie Yankovic and the Yanks he heard there. From that day on Rudy was fascinated by this happy music!