I learned a version of this song decades ago that accompanied a hand-clapping game played by children (including me when I was a child). It was always sung quite fast, and the object of the game was to go as fast as you could without messing up. The clapping game was on an 8-count rhythm, so I'll put in the counts with the lyrics as I learned them. If you want to play the game (or teach it to your kids), I've included the clap sequence at the bottom. I .. know .. a gal, I do, and her 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 name .. is .. Slew-Foot Sue. She's 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 chief engineer of the old steam laundry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 down by the Riverside Zoo. .. .. .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Form .. is .. all she has, she has a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 face .. like .. a soft-shelled crab. Every 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 night she has a tussle with her patent-leather bustle, and the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 boys think she is .. pretty bad. .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 To play: Two people sit Indian-style, facing each other. 1 - Slap both hands on thighs 2 - Clap both hands together 3 - Clap each others hands - your right to other's left and vice versa 4 - Clap both hands together 5 - Clap each others right hands - you will reach across diagonally 6 - Clap both hands together 7 - Clap each others left hands - you will reach across diagonally 8 - Clap both hands together
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