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Apr 22nd, 2:44pm
On Dancing With The Stars season 8 they used this song for the 60's group dance it was so cool go look it up on youtube.com
Nov 5th, 10:09pm
naww i like aaron carters version!!!!
Jul 10th, 11:03am Last edited Jul 23rd, 12:15am.
"The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)"

thanks! billboard hot 100 ~ debut Mar, 1965 ~ peak #8
May 13th, 12:24am
3, 6, 9
The goose drank wine
The monkey chew tobacco on the streetcar line
The line broke, the monkey got choked
And they all went to heaven in a little rowboat

Clap pat - clap pat - clap pat - clap slap
Clap pat! clap your hand...
Pat it on your partner hand... right hand
Clap pat! clap your hand...
Cross it with your left arm
Pat your partner left palm
Clap pat! clap your hand...
Pat your partner right palm
Clap slap! clap your hand...
Slap your thigh and sing a little song

my mother told me
if i was goody
that she would but me
a rubber dolly
my auntie told her
i'd kissed a soldier
now she would buy me
a rubber dolly
3, 6, 9
The goose drank wine
The monkey chew tobacco on the streetcar line
The line broke, the monkey got choked
And they all went to heaven in a little rowboat

Clap clap!
Clap your hands and prepare to pat
Take your right arm
Pat your partner palm with your right palm

Clap!
Take your hand back and clap
Clap!
Take your right arm
Cross your right arm with your left arm
Pat your partner left palm with your left palm
Clap!
Now back with a clap
Take your hand to your palm and slap your thigh
And watch the fun materialize
As you sing this little song:

my mother told me
if i was goody
that she would buy me
a rubber dolly
my auntie told her
i'd kissed a soldier
now she will buy me a rubber dolly
buy me a rubber dolly

3 6 9 the goose drank wine
the monkey chewed tobbaco on the street carline
the line broke the monkey got choked
then they all went to heaven in a little rowboat

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Date Posted 2 years ago
Title: The Clapping Song
Artist: Shirley Ellis
Album: 1965
Rated: 9 times
Favorited: 21 times
Played: 13,513 times
Commented: 4 times

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New York vocalist and composer Shirley Ellis was in the Metronomes before earning fame as co-composer and performer of some enjoyable soul novelty tunes in the ...view more
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