A group of friends known as the Silly Sing-a-Longs serenaded shoppers outside Trader Joe’s on Friday morning.

Wearing wacky outfits — a purple witch hat, ruffled blouses with jingle bells, an oversize bow tie, high-top shoes with red sequins — the women sang songs such as “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” and “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.” They repeatedly belted out “Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here” — swapping “hail” with “kale” — as well as “Pack Up Your Trouble,” with improvised lyrics about grocery shopping.

“We like to be silly,” said 82-year-old Loralee Freilich.

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From left to right: Loralee Freilich, Elia Redfield and Sandra "Sandy" Schwartz perform the "Hokey Pokey" for shoppers outside of Trader Joe's on Friday morning. The group — self-dubbed the "Silly Sing-a-Long" — hopes to perform at the grocery store and other local hotspots more regularly, to "just have a little fun," Freilich said. Olivia Harlow/The New Mexican

A group of friends known as the Silly Sing-a-Longs serenaded shoppers outside Trader Joe’s in Santa Fe on Friday, July 31, 2020.



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