Holy-moley, you're right, Jackie. Never thought of that. Someone who is just pokin' along isn't tryin' to get anywhere very fast, or anywhere at all.

Sounds like a kid playin' hookey from school. What could be more hokey pokey than that!

Wanna see some hokey-pokey penquins doin' the "Hokey Pokey"? You gotta get into the rhythm of it first. Here are the lyrics:

You put your right foot in,
You put your right foot out;
You put your right foot in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the Hokey-Pokey,
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/hokey.htm