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Today's Sunday page is from 1955. I remember my parents reading the Mumbles/Neki Hokey sequence for me, and like many people I'm sure it was a desire to read comic strips on my own that got me started on a life of reading. A lot of people have pondered the meaning of a smokin' sixties cajun song by Bobbie Gentry called Niki Hoeky -- this was probably the genesis of the hit song.
Niki, Niki, Niki Hoeky,
Your pappy's doing time in the pokey,
Your sisters on a trip,
Your momma got hip,
Little boy you're lookin' ok,
You ooh boog-a-boo you,
You ooh boog-a-boo you ...
It was definitely the inspiration for Neki Hokey, written by Billy Dawn Smith, recorded by the Cleftones-1956.Also recorded by the Cardinals. (unreleased?)
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The lyrics are the same as the lyrics of Niki Hoeky, said to have been written by Pat and Lolly Vegas of Redbone, recorded by P.J. Proby.
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