Mister Joe Henry's Happy Hand Clappin' Song Lyrics and Chords
Mister Joe Henry's Happy Hand Clappin' Song Lyrics and Chords by Charlie Pride
Mister Joe Henry's Happy Hand Clappin'
Recorded by Charley Pride
Written by Larry Lee and Glenn D. Tubb
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Now Mister Joe Henry was a happy little man
Who
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became a legend in our
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town
Most everybody owes a lot of the smiles
To the
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happy sounds that he puts
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down
He had
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one guitar and four other guys
Who
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kept time with their clappin€
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hands
We call him
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Mister Joe Henry'
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s happy han
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clappin'
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Oh you can
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find €˜em every evening when the sun went down
At the
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corner of fourth and
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main
It
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didn't take much of that hand clappin' rhythm
To
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start the sun a-shinning again
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can't help but feel this part of the world
Is
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supposed to do the good Lord'
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plan
Because of
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Mister Joe Henry'
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s happy han
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We'd all gather around and call out the names
Of
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our favorite songs of the
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day
But it didn't much matter to mister Joe Henry
They
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all came out the same ol€
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way
Even me
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lancholy baby had to put on a smile
In the
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presence of this happy
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man
Yes that was
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mister Joe Henry'
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s happy han
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Repeat #3,4
Because of
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Mister Joe Henry'
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s happy han
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Mister Joe Henry's Happy Hand Clappin'?
- The song Mister Joe Henry's Happy Hand Clappin' was sang by Charlie Pride.
Who is Charlie Pride?
- Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 - December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid 1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. During the peak years of his recording career (1966-1987), he had 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one. He won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971.
Pride is one of three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry (the others being DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker). He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
