Album: Funny Face

Clap Yo Hands

DOORWOMAN [firmly] Attendez! We are ready for your show.

MAGGIE. Commaynd paformance!

DICK [taking her hand] Come on, mama, we're on.

MAGGIE. Let's give 'em the old pazzaz.

Maggie sits at the piano and Dick takes up a guitar.

BOTH.

Ring-a them bells

Ring-a them be-lls

We is gwy-in

Don't know where-a

All we know is

It's up they-a.

Somehow we got to

Climb that stay-a

Ring-a them

Ring-a them

Be-lls.

[They stand up and move to the main floor...]

MAGGIE.

Come all you chil'en and

Gather around,

Gather around you chil'en!

And we will lose

that evil spirit called

Voodoo.

Bud-ela baa-bee-bo-bee!

UH!

Nothing but trouble

If he found you

If he has found you chil'en!

But you can chase

That hoodoo

With the dance that

You do.

Let us lead the way

Jubilee today

He'll never hound you

Step on the ground

You chil'en!

Clap yo hands

Slap yo thighs

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Everybody come along

And join the

Jubilee!

Clap yo hands

Slap yo thighs

Don't you lose time

Don't you lose time

Come along

And shake your shoes.

Time now for

You and me.

On the sands of time

You're only a pebble.

But then the trouble

Must be treated

Just like a rebel:

Send it to the devil!

Clap yo hands

Slap yo thighs

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Everybody come along

And join the

Jubilee!

BOTH.

So ring-a them bells

Ring-a them bells out

Ring-a them ring-a them

Ring-a them ring-a them

Be-lls!

MAGGIE.

Well, Mister Tallahassee, how we doin'?

DICK..

Why, we is the two most friendly vibrations you ever seen.

MAGGIE.

Hey diddle-diddle

The cat and the fiddle

DICK..

The dish ran away with the spoon.

Missus Tallahassee, do you know why a chicken crosses the road?

MAGGIE.

No, why does a chicken cross the road?

DICK..

Why, to get to the second floor, woman.

MAGGIE.

Oh man, you is a genius.

BOTH.

Roses are red

The violets are blue

The dresses is got to be sewed, so

Let's get this show on the road!

MAGGIE.

Clap yo hands

Slap yo thighs

Gimme that beat boy

Beat boy beat boy.

Gimme that gimme that

Gimme that gimme that

Crazy knocked out beat!

You got to u-e-awa

u-e-awa u-e-awa

u-e-awa u-e-ar if

You wanna get to the promised land

You got to clap yo hands.

Clap yo hands

Slap yo thighs

Gimme some heat man

Heat man heat man.

Gimme some gimme some

Gimme some gimme some

Dixie Land beat!

When you hear that Dixie Land

You got to clap yo hands.

Clap yo hands

Clap yo hands

Hallelujah

Hallelu— hallelu—

Hallelujah

Come along

[Dancing up the stairs...]

And join the

Jubilee!