Passover Songtext
von Carolee Carmello
Passover Songtext
Passover
At Auntie Honey′s and Uncle Harvey's
In New Jersey
My sister would hold her breath
Over the George Washington Bridge
And we would laugh at her
She′d frown
Everyone, including Nana Ida would be standing
By the front door as we pulled up
And we'd count down
Four, three, two, one!
And we'd fight to be the first out of the car
Having come this far
Having come so far for this feast
This feast of no yeast
And the matzo balls are so hard
When you cut them they just fly
Why Passover?
On this day
We read of plagues and misfortunes
Then start eating
Uncle Harvey′s the cook
Ma laughs so loud that she′s shook
Cousin Gary is reading porn
We've run out of skull caps
Some men are wearing Acapulco Beach Club
Bandanas that really, really
Really should not be worn
We are Jews like from the first five thousand years
Laughing through our tears
Joyous, vulgar, anything goes
But we wear nice clothes
That′s the way I like remembering this scene
Manic and high
Why Passover?
In the Passover prayer book
We read about what Pharaoh did to the Jews
About how Pharaoh wore those big gold platform shoes
And how the Jews escaped stealthily
By splitting the Red Sea
Wait. Wait!
I think that was a movie
Anyway
When I tell the story of Passover
Which I am instructed to do
I will include how the Jews of Natick
Traveled over the Hudson River
And had an unforgettable seder
More details about that later
It's later
Michael, as the youngest
Sings out the four old questions
What they mean is unknown
My father is playing trombone
Then we go to meet Elijah at the door
I can see the faces ′round the table and the grins
Are getting larger and the voices begin to soar
One, two, three, four!
And I think that we will never laugh so hard
Never feel so free
I think life that night was more perfect
Than it will ever be
Uncle Bernie and my mother, overwhelmed
Begin to cry
Why Passover?
Uncle Bernie passed over
Uncle Harvey passed over
Nana Ida passed over
And my mother
My mother passed over
Passover
Passover
At Auntie Honey′s and Uncle Harvey's
In New Jersey
My sister would hold her breath
Over the George Washington Bridge
And we would laugh at her
She′d frown
Everyone, including Nana Ida would be standing
By the front door as we pulled up
And we'd count down
Four, three, two, one!
And we'd fight to be the first out of the car
Having come this far
Having come so far for this feast
This feast of no yeast
And the matzo balls are so hard
When you cut them they just fly
Why Passover?
On this day
We read of plagues and misfortunes
Then start eating
Uncle Harvey′s the cook
Ma laughs so loud that she′s shook
Cousin Gary is reading porn
We've run out of skull caps
Some men are wearing Acapulco Beach Club
Bandanas that really, really
Really should not be worn
We are Jews like from the first five thousand years
Laughing through our tears
Joyous, vulgar, anything goes
But we wear nice clothes
That′s the way I like remembering this scene
Manic and high
Why Passover?
In the Passover prayer book
We read about what Pharaoh did to the Jews
About how Pharaoh wore those big gold platform shoes
And how the Jews escaped stealthily
By splitting the Red Sea
Wait. Wait!
I think that was a movie
Anyway
When I tell the story of Passover
Which I am instructed to do
I will include how the Jews of Natick
Traveled over the Hudson River
And had an unforgettable seder
More details about that later
It's later
Michael, as the youngest
Sings out the four old questions
What they mean is unknown
My father is playing trombone
Then we go to meet Elijah at the door
I can see the faces ′round the table and the grins
Are getting larger and the voices begin to soar
One, two, three, four!
And I think that we will never laugh so hard
Never feel so free
I think life that night was more perfect
Than it will ever be
Uncle Bernie and my mother, overwhelmed
Begin to cry
Why Passover?
Uncle Bernie passed over
Uncle Harvey passed over
Nana Ida passed over
And my mother
My mother passed over
Passover
Passover
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