Goodness knows why I started singing this song from 1965. This was not a year I remember for popular music. But here it is, and I could remember so much of the lyrics. Don't ask me why. Just go to "Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song (Clap Pat, Clap Slap) 401 Video Remix" on YouTube.
Three, six, nineThe goose drank wineThe monkey chew tobacco on the streetcar lineThe line broke, the monkey got chokedAnd they all went to heaven in a little rowboat
Clap-pat, clap-pat, clap-pat, clap-slap
Clap your handPat it on your partner's hand... right hand!(Clap-pat) Clap your handCross it with your left arm, pat your partner's left palm
Clap your handPat your partner's right palm with your right palm again(Clap-slap) Clap your hand, slap your thighAnd sing a little song, go
My mother told meIf I was goodyThat she would buy meA rubber dolly
My auntie told herI kissed a soldierNow she won't buy meA rubber dolly
Three, six, nineThe goose drank wineThe monkey chew tobacco on the streetcar lineThe line broke, the monkey got chokedAnd they all went to heaven in a little rowboat
Clap your hands and prepare to pat(Clap) Take your right arm, pat your partner's right palm with your right palm(Clap) Take your hand back and clap(Pat) Take your right arm, cross your right arm with your left armPat your partner's left palm with your left palm
Take your hand back and clap(Pat) Take your right arm, cross your left armPat your partner's right palm with your right palm(Clap) Now back with a clap(Slap) Take the pats of your palms and slap your thighs and watch the fun materializeAs you sing this little song
My mother told meIf I was goodyThat she would buy meA rubber dolly
My auntie told herI kissed a soldierNow she won't buy meA rubber dolly
Clap-pat, clap-patClap-pat, clap-slapClap-pat, clap-patClap-pat, clap-slap
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