"A Hundred Pounds of Clay" is a song written by Kay Rogers, Luther Dixon, and Bob Elgin^[1] and performed by Gene McDaniels. The song was produced by Snuff Garrett.^[2] Earl Palmer played drums on the song.^[3] The song appeared on McDaniels' 1961 album 100 Lbs. Of Clay!^[4]

The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and No. 11 on the R&B chart in 1961.^[5]

• Craig Douglas's cover version went to #9 on the UK Singles Chart in 1961.^[6]
• Dalida released a French version of the song in 1961 entitled "Avec Une Poignée De Terre".^[7]
• Arthur Alexander released a version on his 1962 debut album for Dot Records You Better Move On.
• The Impressions released a version on their 1967 album, The Fabulous Impressions.^[8]
• Dickie Goodman sampled the song in his 1973 novelty song, "The Touchables In Brooklyn".^[9]
• Gary Lucas released a version on his 1998 album, Busy Being Born.^[10]
• The Belmonts released a version on their 2009 album, The Belmonts Anthology Vol. 1 Featuring A Hundred Pounds of Clay.^[11]
• Dee Dee Sharp released a version on her It's Mashed Potato Time album, changing the lyrics to "two hundred pounds" and dedicating the song to Chubby Checker.
• Enrique Guzman released a version in México, named "Cien kilos de barro" in 1962.

In the early 1960s, the BBC banned the song and wouldn't allow British radio stations to play it.^{[citation needed]} The controversy arose not from the fact that it was a religious song, but because the censors interpreted the song as suggesting women were created simply to be sexual beings, and the BBC felt something that was considered blasphemous.^[12]