I Went to a Chinese Restaurant

Hand clapping game I Went to a Chinese Restaurant with Lyrics and Clapping Instructions

I went to a Chinese Restaurant is a very popular hand clapping game. It can bee seen in schoolyards all over the US. But it is also popular in the UK and other parts of the world.

There are several versions of the hand clapping game I Went to a Chinese Restaurant. Below you can see some of the most popular versions.

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I Went to a Chinese Restaurant - Lyrics

A short version:

I went to a Chinese restaurant,
To buy a loaf of bread.
They asked me what my name was,
And this is what I said:
My name is
E.I., E.I.,
Nickelye, Nickelye,
Pom pom poodle,
Willy Willy Whiskers.
My name is:
FREEZE!

A longer version:

I went to a Chinese restaurant,
To buy a load of bread, bread, bread,
And when they asked what my name was,
This’s what I said, said, said:
My name is
E.I., E.I.,
Nicolai, Nicolai,
Poom Poom Noodle,
Willy Willy Whisker,
My name is Elvis Presley,
Boys are messy,
Sitting in a hot tub,
Drinking a Pepsi,
My name is Poke.

Another version:

I went to a Chinese restaurant
To buy a loaf of bread, bread, bread.
They asked me what my name was,
And this is what I said said said:
I'm Choo Choo Charlie,
I know karate!
Oops I'm sorry. I'll call your mommy!
Cheese, Cheese, American Cheese
Don't you stare those eyes at me!
"You Blinked!"

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