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Shirley Ellis released the song The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap).

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The meaning of the song 'The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) ', based on the lyrics
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🎶 The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) song analysis
The song is made up of a clapping game where the protagonist and her partner follow specific instructions to clap and pat their hands. In between the clapping, they sing a little song about a promise her mother made to buy her a doll if she was good, but now her aunt won't buy her one because she kissed a soldier. The song then repeats the clapping game instructions and the little song.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.
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