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The Hanukkah Song Chords

(ver. 1)
Christmas Songs
The Hanukkah Song
Adam Sandler (of Saturday Night Live)


Intro:   This is a song, that uh, there's a lot of Xmas songs out there, 
but not too many about Hanukkah, so I wrote a song for all those nice 
little Jewish kids who don't get to hear any Hanukkah songs--here we 
go...

A           E         D          E 
Put on your yarmulke, here comes Hanukkah
     A       E            D         E
It's so much fun-akkah to celebrate Hanukkah, 
A        E      D           E
Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights,
A                     E                 Bm    D     E
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights.
A                           E                D               E
When you feel like the only kid in town with out a Christmas tree,
A                E                      D                E
Here's a list of people who are Jewish, just like you and me:
A         E    D            E
David Lee Roth lights the menorah,
A           E                           D          E
So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-ah
A                E             D         E
Guess who eats together at the Karnickey Deli,
A           E              D            E
Bowzer from Sha-na-na, and Arthur Fonzerrelli.

pause for giggle 

A                  E       D                  E 
Paul Newman's half Jewish; Goldie Hawn's half too,
A          E              D            E      Esus  E
Put them together--what a fine lookin' Jew!   
    
D       
You don't need Deck the Halls or Jingle Bell Rock
       E
'Cause you can spin the dreidl with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock
               Esus
--both Jewish!  
 
A           E              D        E        
Put on your yarmulke, it's time for Hanukkah,
    A                         E         D          E
The owner of the Seattle Supersonic-ahs celebrates Hanukkah.

A    E        D     E 
O.J. Simpson--not a Jew!  
    A         E            D          E                      Bm
But guess who is...Hall of Famer--Rod Carew--(he converted!)  
A          E               D             E
We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby,
A                 E               D       E
Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish--not too shabby!

A           E          D         E
Some people think that Ebenezer Scrooge is,
           A        E             D         E          Esus  E
Well, he's not, but guess who is: All three stooges.  
D
So many Jews are in show biz--
E                                                   Esus
Tom Cruise isn't, (tacit) but I heard his agent is.  
A                   E           D                  E
Tell your friend Veronica, it's time you celebrate Hanukkah
  A               E               D              E
I hope I get a harmonica, on this lovely, lovely Hanukkah.
   A                  E             D              E
So drink your gin-and-tonic-ah, and smoke your marajuanic-ah,
       A              E                 D             E
If you really, really wanna-kah, Have a happy, happy, happy, happy
A 
Hanukkah.

 
            
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