Clap Your Hands And Stamp Your Feet
Bonnie St. Claire Lyrics


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What I wanna say, was it yesterday
That I saw you also here?
Yes, I know you tried close by my side
To draw my attention, dear

But you understand that I really can
Not come in touch with you
But if you really will, if you want it still
I tell you what you have to do

Well, clap your hands
And stamp your feet
And I'll come running
Running, running baby

Well, clap your hands, oooh!
And stamp your feet
And I'll come running
Running, wait and see

Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala
Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala

Well, it's great to see that you want just me
And I think I'm the happiest girl
That you've ever met, just be sure of that
I'd like to tell it the whole wide world

Every moment, dear, I wanna be near
I wished I had a crystal ball
So that immediately I knew you needed me
By doing our strange way to call

Well, clap your hands, mmm
And stamp your feet
And I'll come running
Running, running baby

Well, clap your hands, oooh!
And stamp your feet
And I'll come running
Running, wait and see
Ooohooohooo!

Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala
Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala

Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala
Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala

So clap your hands!
Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala
And stamp your feet!
Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala

All together now!
Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala

Everybody now!
Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala

All together now!
Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah




Hooomalalala, hooomalala
Hooomalalalala

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bonnie St. Claire's song Clap Your Hands And Stamp Your Feet are about the singer being pursued by someone, but not being able to come into close contact with them. The person trying to get close to the singer has been noticed and the singer expresses happiness about being the chosen one. The singer then tells this individual to clap their hands and stamp their feet, which will make the singer come running towards them. This unique way of calling each other seems to be a mutual agreement between the two as the singer expresses that they wished they had a crystal ball to know when the other needs them.


The lyrics indicate that the two have an unusual connection and communication between them. The singer seems happy with the attention they are receiving and is willing to meet the other person halfway by coming to them when they are called. The repetitive "hooomalalala" sounds throughout the song emphasize the idea of a connection that is beyond words but is felt through performing an action.


Line by Line Meaning

What I wanna say, was it yesterday That I saw you also here?
I saw you here yesterday, and I want to say something to you.


Yes, I know you tried close by my side To draw my attention, dear
I know you were trying to get my attention by coming close to me.


But you understand that I really can Not come in touch with you
But you should know that I can't be in touch with you.


But if you really will, if you want it still I tell you what you have to do
But if you still want to be with me, here's what you need to do.


Well, clap your hands And stamp your feet And I'll come running Running, running baby
Just clap your hands and stamp your feet, and I'll come running to you.


Well, it's great to see that you want just me And I think I'm the happiest girl That you've ever met, just be sure of that I'd like to tell it the whole wide world
I'm happy that you want me, and I think I'm the happiest girl you've ever met. I want to tell everyone about it.


Every moment, dear, I wanna be near I wished I had a crystal ball So that immediately I knew you needed me By doing our strange way to call
I want to be near you all the time, and I wish I had a way to know immediately when you need me. Our strange way of calling each other should be enough.


So clap your hands! Hooomalalala, hooomalala Hooomalalalala And stamp your feet! Hooomalalala, hooomalala Hooomalalalala
So just clap your hands and stamp your feet to call me!


All together now! Hooomalalala, hooomalala Hooomalalalala Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Hooomalalala, hooomalala Hooomalalalala
Let's do it together now! Clap and stamp! Yeah!




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Kita Barbie

she has a wonderful voice, wow did America miss out on this one?

Alberto Hlavanda

LO ENCONTRE!!!!   Unos de los clasicos de mis primeras epocas de DJ, recuerdo venia en formato vinilo 7"( simple) de Philips) sello color azul. Hizo furor en Ramos Mejia y en la costa alla por 1974.

PA10403

Alberto Hlavanda and we get Peret here in The Netherlands

Valter Cresto

Marvelous!!

Rafael Andú

First time i heard this song it was in 2001 from a record named Hits on Parade, released here in Brazil year 1973 that also brings the song bat the ring ram by mouth and mcneal, since then i enjoy too much both. Thanks a lot!. Rafael-Brazil

fandolimbs1

Sounds like Suzi Quatro backed by the Sweet. Pretty good!

GERARDO ESCARENO

...so pretty so wonderful !!!!!

Gerard Dalenoort

Ik snap niet waarom er maar 1 persoon is die dit lied mooi vind.Het is toch nog altijd goed in het gehoor liggende Nederpop.

Claudia Bokkinga

is geweldig

Conrado Rock

CONGRATULATIONS!.....BEST VERSION!....YEAHHHHHH.....

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