BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

GOYIM FRIENDS by The LeeVees (from Hanukah Rocks) All my goyim friends are making up their lists And all my goyim friends get some pretty sweet gifts Like snowboards, cell phones, paintball guns and iPods Memberships to the last restricted golf clubs But we, we will march on Six-pack of socks from each of our Moms It's oh so wrong But we will march on And all my goyim friends are eating up their ham Honey-glazed, baked to perfection With dinner rolls, gravy boats and turkey Crème brulée, cherry pie, and fruitcake (yuck) But we, we will march on With General Tsao and egg foo yong Takeout's not wrong And we will march on We have heard all of our goyim friends say How lucky we are to get off each holiday Like Tu BiSh'vat, Purim and Rosh Hashanah Passover, Sukkot and Simchat Torah And we, we have more stuff From holiday fun All the day long While they have none And we have marched on We've got the day off And another day off See ya Mond...

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