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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket
I'm so excited. I can't wait! My first Seder.
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Among my slower growing works in progress is a compendium of holiday songs for intermarried couples. Here's my take on Dayenu! If you don't know the tune, click on the link.
Dai, Dayenu!
Enough!
First I get a chilly greeting.
Then I’m led to children’s seating.
Chilly greeting
No one’s eating.
Dayenu!
Dai, Dayenu!
Dai, Dayenu!
Dai, Dayenu!
Dayenu, dayenu, dayenu
Dai, Dayenu!
Dai, Dayenu!
Dai, Dayenu!
Dayenu, Dayenu!
Each food symbol takes forever.
“Bitter herbs,” I say, “how, clever.”
“For the bad days
I’d use mayonnaise.”
Dayenu!
[chorus]!
Manishtana at my table
Quizzes on each vegetable
Little scholar
Here’s a dollar.
Dayenu!
[chorus]!
All the readers at this Seder
Sound like wide-eyed second graders.
NPR voice.
Very bad choice.
Dayenu!
[chorus]!
These folks sure seem well intentioned
Smile at me when Hitler’s mentioned.
Party crashing.
Goyim bashing.
Dayenu!
[chorus]!
Someone opens up the front door.
Good, we’re done now. Oh, no, there’s more.
I believe now.
Can’t we leave now?
Dayenu!
[chorus]!
“It’s Elijah.” I think, “breezes.”
Then I blurt out, “I felt Jesus.”
Sense of humor?
Just a rumor.
Dayenu!
[chorus]!
I don’t get what all the stink is.
Nobody was gonna drink this.
When’s this over?
I’m still sober.
Dayenu!
[chorus]!
Small suggestion, rather ticklish.
In a word . . . that word is “ENGLISH!”
Still be good Jew
(Vatican Two?)
No Hebrew.
Don’t know Hebrew!
Don’t know Hebrew!
No Hebrew, I don’t know it, know it!
Don’t know Hebrew!
Don’t know Hebrew!
Don’t know Hebrew!
And you don’t know it, too!
Dayenu!
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(I'm assuming that ISM's bash will be a more joyous and inclusive affair.)