PEOPLE CLAP HANDS

Written by David Poe. ©2021 Charming Martyr Music (BMI.) From the album EVERYONE'S GOT A CAMERA

 

CLAP HANDS 
PEOPLE CLAP HANDS 

FIRST THE GIRLS 
THEN THE BOYS 
HANDS TOGETHER 
MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE 

CLAP HANDS 
PEOPLE CLAP HANDS 

THE TREES SWAY LIKE ELEPHANTS 
THE LEAVES ARE A WHISPER 
THE SEA ROLLS ONTO THE BEACH 
AND KISSES HER 

NOW THE SUN IS SHINING 
NOW THE FLOWERS BLOOM 
CLOUDS PART FOR A SHAFT OF LIGHT 
AND GOD IS IN THE ROOM 

CLAP HANDS 
PEOPLE CLAP HANDS 

AN ANTIDOTE FOR HEARTBREAK 
I LEARNED A COMMON CODE 
BETWEEN DEVOUT AND FAITHLESS 
BETWEEN THE YOUNG AND OLD 
OUT IN THE WILDERNESS 
THE ENEMIES ARE FRIENDS 
ANIMALS ARE AGELESS 
THE MUSIC NEVER ENDS 

CLAP HANDS 
PEOPLE CLAP HANDS 

SOLDIER'S HOME 
'CAUSE THE WAR IS OVER 
CHILD STRETCHES OUT HER ARMS 
AND HE PUTS HER ON HIS SHOULDER 
HE TAKES A CHANCE AND SMILES 
AT A DANCING GIRL 
AND THE CROWD GOES WILD 
IT GOES AROUND THE WORLD 

CLAP HANDS 
PEOPLE CLAP HANDS