| A MENSCH MIT A HITL |
| HA'ISH IM HAKOVA - Dance |
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(1)
A lidl zing ich itst far aiych
vos iz a mechayeh
Di melediyes zenen alteh.....
Nor di verter zenen nayeh
Dos gezungen hobn undzereh
Zeides un oich bubes
Un der Tateh fleigt dos
Zingen noch dem kigel Shabbos.
(2)
Chayim iz a groiser soicher
Trogt er a kasket,
Loibt zein schoireh kein giteh
Nor farkoifen nyet
Zicht parnoseh in Pariz
Vay tsi zeyneh yorn,
Zogt men az zayn
Schoireh toig nor far Singaporeh.
(3)
Bait er di parnoseh,
Un er vert a Diplomat,
Trogt a borsalino vi sipast
Far groiseh laiyt
Est nor veremlach un rais un
Er voiynt in Tokyo
Redt Yapanish mit di scheinim,
Un er kikt kasukriyo.
Chorus:
Vi iz maiyn hitl?
Maiyn mazeldiker hitl
Oy gevalt, ch'vell shtarbn balt
Yidn simir nisht git
(4)
Vi di modeh itst hot er
Geget zich mit der isheh
Un genumen far a vaib
A sheinen dikeh geisheh
Geit mir ir in Temple
Mitn gantsn kahal
Aleh davenen Yapanish,
Er schreit Shma Yisrael......
(5)
Er is gevein in Terkei,
Getrinken shvartseh kaveh,
Gemacht a veldt mit gelt
in Congo un in Yaveh
Hot men im baganvet
Un atsind iz er in tseileh
A vagon mit gold gehat,
atsind hot her a kileh.
Chorus:
Vi iz maiyn hitl?
Maiyn mazeldiker hitl
Oy gevalt, ch'vell shtarbn balt
Yidn simir nisht git |
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| Yiddish - A MAN WITH A HAT |
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(1)
I want to sing a little song for you
It's really a "Mechayeh"*
The melodies may be old
But the words are new
Our Zaides and our Bubes**
Used to sing this song,
And Father used to sing it too,
With Lokshen Kigel*** on the Sabbath
(2)
Chaim is a super-salesman
Wearing a smart beret,
He promotes his wares as the best
but he doesn't sell a thing
He tries to make a living in Paris,
Poor hopeless guy,
Because they tell him
he can sell only in Singapore.
(3)
So he changes his career
To become a Diplomat,
And, as you do,
He wears a bowler hat.
He eats sashimi and sushi,
And lives in Tokyo.
Speaks Japanese with the neighbours,
And adopts the Tokyo style.
Chorus:
Where is my hat?
My very lucky hat
Oh dear, I feel like death,
Hey fellow Jews, I really don't feel very well.
(4)
And because he wants to be trendy,
He divorces the wife,
And goes and marries
A pretty Geisha.
He takes her to the Temple
With the whole congregation,
Everyone's praying in Japanese
But Chayim's shouting is "Shma Yisrael"....
(5)
He went off to Turkey
And drank black coffee,
Made himself a fortune
in the Congo and Java.
But then thieves ripped him off
And so now he's penniless,
He used to have a wagon full of gold,
And now all he's got is a hernia.
Chorus:
Where is my hat?
My very lucky hat
Oh dear, I feel like death,
Hey Jews, I really don't feel very well. |
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