It is fabulous to see, even in this time of internet, Disney+, netflix, etc that hand clapping games can still provide so much joy and entertainment. Miss Mary Mack is over 130 years old, and still is a hoot! My kids and I had a really fun morning learning some new hand-clapping songs, as well as me teaching them my favorites from my own childhood. Here are some for you to learn:
Sarasponda
Sarasponda sarasponda sarasponda ret set set
Sarasponda sarasponda sarasponda ret set set
Adoray-O, Adoray-boom-day-O
Adoray boom day ret set set
Ah-say pah-say O
Engine Number 1
Engine Number 1 says "Stop!"
Engine Number 2 says "Stop!"
Engine Number 3 says "Keep on going till your palms get sweaty and hot!"
Miss Mary Mack
Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
All dressed in black, black, black
with silver buttons, buttons, buttons
all down her back, back, back
She asked her mother, mother, mother
for 15 cents, cents, cents
to see the elephants, elephants, elephants
jump the fence, fence, fence
They jumped so high, high, high
they touched the sky, sky, sky
and they never came back, back, back
till the forth of July, -ly, ly
Big Mac
Big Mac, fillet of fish, quarter pounder, french fries
Icy coke, thick shake, sunday and apple pie