The Chanukah Song

Album: What The Hell Happened To Me? (1995)
Charted: 10
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    This, uh, this is a song that uh
    There's a lot of Christmas songs out there and uh
    Not too many Chanukah songs, so I
    Wrote, wrote a song for all those nice little Jewish kids
    Who don't get to hear any Chanukah songs
    Here we go

    Put on your yarmulke
    Here comes Chanukah
    So much funukkah
    To celebrate Chanukah
    Chanukah is the festival of lights
    Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights

    When you feel like the only kid in town without a Christmas tree
    Here's a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me

    David Lee Roth lights the menorah
    So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-ah
    Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli?
    Bowzer from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzarelli

    Paul Newman's half Jewish, Goldie Hawn's half, too
    Put them together, what a fine lookin' Jew

    You don't need "Deck The Halls" or "Jingle Bell Rock"
    'Cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, both Jewish

    Put on your yarmulke
    It's time for Chanukah
    The owner of the Seattle Supersonic-ahs
    Celebrates Chanukah

    O.J. Simpson, not a Jew
    But guess who is? Hall of famer Rod Carew, he converted
    We got Ann Landers and her sister, Dear Abby
    Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish, not too shabby

    Some people think that Ebenezer Scrooge is
    Well, he's not, but guess who is?
    All three Stooges
    So many Jews are in showbiz
    Tom Cruise isn't, but I heard his agent is

    Tell your friend, Veronica
    It's time you celebrate Chanukah
    I hope I get a harmonica
    On this lovely, lovely Chanukah
    So drink your gin and tonic-ah
    And smoke your marijuani-khah
    If you really, really wanna-kah
    Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Chanukah
    Happy Chanukah Writer/s: Adam R. Sandler, Ian H. Maxtone-Graham, Lewis N. Morton
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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