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Chag Purim (The Holiday of Purim) (from "Funky Punky Holidays")
Words and Music: Mark Bloom
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Chag purim, chag supreme
where grownups and kids all act like yeladim
exciting ad lo yada, reciting al ha nissim
it's a funky punky holiday this chag purim
As long as I remember those winters of my youth
two months past December, and those carnival booths
I'd strut around dressed up like Mordechai I recall
and check out all the cute queen Esters like it was a fancy costume ball
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I really crank the grogger when I hear that Haman's name
the noise keeps getting stronger he's the one to blame
whether shaped just like his ear or shaped just like his hat
I gobble down the humantaschen baby, they're the greatest snack
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While we're getting crazy and having such a time
the lesson from this quite amazing triumph over crime
is that we should not boast
when our enemies have lost
for God might be displeased
we must remember who's the boss
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it's a funky, punky holiday, a honky tonky legacy
to Esther's spunky victory it's chag purim
it's all in the meggilah, the story's such a thrillah, Purim