I Have Two Hands
# I Have Two Hands

"I Have Two Hands" is an English-language nursery rhyme from the Philippines. The magazine Philippine Public Schools noted in 1929 that the rhyme was widely being taught in elementary schools by then. The song is featured in the 1949 short play Salutation Before the Hour by Reuben Canoy and Francisco Lopez, which related the rhyme's "clean" hands to the importance of voting fairly during elections.

The Hong Kong pop duo Twins covered the rhyme for their 2004 album Singing in the Twins Wonderland (Volume 3).

## Lyrics

   I have two hands, the left and the right. Hold them up high, so clean and bright. Clap them softly, 1-2-3. Clean little hands are good to see.
   My face is bright, my teeth all white. My dress is clean and all of me. So dear playmates follow me So that our mother will be happy.

## In popular culture

The 1985 Filipino comedy film I Have Three Hands is titled in reference to the nursery rhyme.

