Clap Yo' Hands

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"Clap Yo' Hands" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.

It was introduced in the musical Oh, Kay! (1926), and was featured by Fred Astaire and Kay Thompson in a song and dance routine in Funny Face (1957).

Notable recordings

Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orchestra - (1927) (charted in the U.S. at no. 9).{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/244 244]|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/244}}
Whispering Jack Smith - Victor 20372-B; Matrix BVE-36992 (rec. Dec 2, 1926).{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/vic20000.html|website=78discography.com|accessdate=December 20, 2017}} This also reached the charts of the day.{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/399 399]|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/399}}
Toots Thielemans – Time Out for Toots (1958).{{cite web|title=www.discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/33345509-Jean-Toots-Thielemans-Harmonica-With-Orchestra-Time-Out-For-Toots|website=www.discogs.com|accessdate=June 11, 2025}}