The Clapping Song Chords by Shirley Ellis

[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ The monkey threw the back on the street car line.
The line broke, the monkey got choked, and they all went to heaven in a little [C] rowboat.
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.
Clap your hand, pat it on your partner's hand.
Right hand.
Clap, clap, clap your hand, cross it with your left arm, pat your partner's left arm.
Clap your hand, pat your partner's right arm, pat your right arm again.
Clap, clap, clap your hand, slap your thigh, and sing a little song.
My mother told me if I was goody, that she would find me a rubber dolly.
My aunt told her, I guess my soul's young, that she would find me a rubber dolly.
[D] The injury's streamlined, the goose drank [N] wine, the monkey threw the back on the street car line.
The line broke, the monkey got choked, and they all went to heaven in a little [C] rowboat.
Clap, clap, clap your hand and prepare to pat.
_ _ [F]
[C] Clap, clap, pat your partner's right arm.
Pat your partner's right palms with your right palm.
_ [F] _
[C] Clap, clap, take your hand back and clap.
_ [F] _
[C] Clap, take your right arm, cross your right arm with your left arm.
Pat your [F] partner's left palm with your left palm.
[C] Clap, take your hand back and clap.
_ [F] _
[C] Clap, take your right arm, cross your left arm, pat your partner's right palm with your right arm.
[F] _
[Ebm] Clap, [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Gb] [A] clap, pats of palms [F] and slap your [E] thighs
and [Bb] watch the fun materialize as [D] you sing this little song.
My [Ab] mother [C] told me if I was good,
that she would buy me a rubber dolly.
My auntie told her I kissed a soldier,
now she will buy a rubber dolly.
Click the box _ _ [Cm] on the right. _ _ _