Clap Hands was a song that in the end didn’t make it onto “Guero,” despite having being recorded in the same sessions as other songs on the album. The song has a noticeable emphasis on rhythm and is similar to the album track “Black Tambourine.” Unlike most “Guero” B-Sides, it has been performed liv...
[Verse 1]
I'll clap my hands along, and rattle on like a vagabond
I'll rip my uniform, and bend the floor to the early morning
I'll shake your dollar bill, and spend it all before the bombs will kill me
I'll save my best for last and after that don't even ask me
[Chorus]
Clap hands, that's right
Clap hands, clap hands that's right
Clap hands clap-clap hands
[Verse 2]
I'll take my broken bell, and make it ring like a million churches
I'll scratch that kind of itch, down in the ditch and switch my plates out
I'll drive to san francisco, death to disco take my shirt off
I'll swim to mexico, don't tell the mermaids where i'm going
[Chorus]
Clap hands, that's right
Clap hands, clap hands that's right
Clap hands clap-clap hands
[Verse 3]
I'll clap me hands along, and rattle on like a vagabond
I'll rip my uniform, and bend the floor to the early morning
I'll shake your dollar bill, and spend it all before the bombs will kill me
I'll save my best for last and after that don't even ask me
[Outro]
Clap hands, that's right clap hands, clap hands that's right
Clap, clap
Clap Hands was written by King Gizmo & E.Z. Mike & Beck.
Clap Hands was produced by Dust Brothers & Beck.
Beck released Clap Hands on Tue Mar 29 2005.