Passover Songs and Blessings

1. Avadim Hayinu

Avadim Hayinu, Hayinu Achshav B'nei Chorin, B'nei, Chorin 6. Pharoh, Pharoh Avadim Hayinu, Achshav, Achshav B'nei Chorin Avadim Hayinu, Achshav, Acshav B'nei Chorin, B'nei Chorus: Pharoh, Pharoh Whoa Baby, let my people Chorin go! Iye-yi-yi-yi... 2. Bang, Bang, Bang Bang, Bang, Bang A burning bush told me the other day Hold your hammer low That I should go to Egypt and say Bang, Bang, Bang "It's time to let my people be free Give a heavy blow Listen to God, if you won't listen to me!"

Chorus: For it's work, work, work Well, me and my people going to the Red Sea Everyday and every night With Pharoh's army coming after me Work, work, work Took my staff, put it in the sand When it's dark and when it's light And all of God's people walked on dry land

Dig, dig, dig Well, Pharoh's army was a coming too Get your shovel deep So, what do think that God did do Dig, dig, dig Had me take my staff and clear my throat There's no time to sleep And all of Pharoh's army did the dead man's float

3. Oh, Listen Well, that's the story of the stubborn goat Oh Listen, Oh Listen, Oh Listen King Pharoh Pharoh should have known that chariots don't float Oh Listen, Oh Listen, Please let my people go The lesson is simple t's easy to find They want to go away, They work too hard all day When God says, "Go!" you had better mind King Pharoh, King Pharoh...what do you say? "No, No, No...I will not let them go!" 7. Dayeinu "No, No, No...I will not let them go!" I-lu hotzi, hotzi anu 3. The Frog Song Hotzi anu, mi-mitzrayim One morning when Pharoh woke in his bed Hotzi anu, mi-mitzrayim, Dayeinu There were frogs in his bed and frogs on his head Frogs on his nose and frogs on his toes Chorus: Da...Da...yeinu, Frogs here, frogs there Da...Da...yeinu, Frogs were jumping everywhere! Da...Da...yeinu, Dayeinu, Dayeinu

I-lu N'tan, Na'tan lanu 5. Go Down Moses Na'tan lanu, et ha- When Israel was in Egypt's land- Let my people go! Na'tan lanu, et ha'shabbat, Dayeinu Oppressed so hard they could not stand - Let my people go! I-lu Na'tan, Na'tan lanu Na'tan lanu, et ha- Chorus: Go Down Moses, way down in Egypt's land Na'tan lanu, et ha-torah, Dayeinu Tell O'Pharoh to let my people Go!

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8. There’s No Seder Bake us some matzoh in a haste (sung to the tune of "There's no Business like Show Don't worry 'bout flavor-- business") Give no thought to taste. Oh it's rush, rush, rush, to the Red Sea There's no seder like our seder, If we don't cross it's a shame There's no seder I know. For it's ten plagues, Down and you're out Everything about it is halachic At the Pesach history game. Nothing that the Torah won't allow. Listen how we read the whole 10. There is a Man (Come into Egypt) It's all in Hebrew 'Cause we know how. There is a man come into Egypt, and Moses is his name When he saw the grief upon us, There's no Seder like our seder, in his heart there burned a flame. We tell a tale that is swell: In his heart there burned a flame Oh Lord, Moses took the people out into the heat In his heart there burned a flame, They baked the matzoh When he saw the grief upon us, While on their feet in his heart there burned a flame. Now isn't that a story There is a man come into Egypt, That just can't be beat? his eyes are full of light Let's go on with the show! Like the sun come up in Egypt, come to drive away the night 9. Take Us out of Egypt Come to drive away the night, Oh Lord, (sung to the tune of Take me out to the ball game") Come to drive away the night. Like the sun come up in Egypt, Take us out of Egypt come to drive away the night. Free us from slavery There is a man come into Egypt, never wear those chains again! he's come for you and me. On his lips a word is singing, 11. On Pesach We Eat and the word is Liberty. And the word is Liberty, Oh, Lord; On Pesach we eat matza, lotsa lotsa matza! And the word is Liberty. It's yummy in the tummy, On his lips a word is singing, lotsa lotsa matza , "do do do do do do do" and the word is Liberty. On Pesach we eat , chop, chop, chop charoset There is a man come into Egypt On Pesach we eat horseradish. hot, hot, hot, hot to stir our souls again horseradish We will follow him to freedom, On Pesach we eat matza balls, rolla, rolla, rolla, rolla never wear those chains again matza balls Never wear those chains again, oh Lord, On Pesach we eat chicken, finger lickin chicken Never wear those chains again. On Pesach we eat gefilte fish. smelly in the belly We will follow him to freedom, gefilte fish

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12. Let Us Go (parody lyrics by Benjy Caplan with edits by Cantor Shana) Written for the movie “Frozen” by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

The moon shines for our people tonight While the Pesach fires burn Your kingdom of subjugation Has meant that you will never learn

We’ll mark our doorposts while the plague unfolds outside Isn’t it enough? Heaven knows we tried

You won’t give in, won’t let us free Still the tyrant Pharaoh you must be Your iron fist is cold as snow, but even so

Let us go (2x) You can’t hold us here anymore Let us go (2x) Now it’s time to show us the door There’s no point in a longer stay Now our bags are packed Some sand never bothered us anyway

Our holy land in the distance is seemingly so small And the fears by which we bound ourselves, can’t hold us not at all So let us free so we can do God’s service as He asked us to Please do what’s right for all to see, we’re free!

Let us go (2x) now the plagues will finally stop Let us go (2x) now we’re headed for the top Understand we’re on our way While the storms rage on…

My people passes through the sea on drier ground Your men are spiraling in mighty currents all around And from above you watch and now you are the last We’re never going back, the past is in the past…

Let us go (2x) we’re finally moving on Let us go (2x) your empire now is gone Here we stand at the break of day Now we’re on our own Some sand never bothered us anyway…

13. Super-kosher , Exodus and Moses (sung to "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" by the Sherman Brothers) Words by Marc Zorn Super-kosher Manischewitz, Exodus and Moses The story of the our Seder meal discloses Reminds us that the life of slaves was not a bed of roses Super-kosher Manischewitz, Exodus and Moses

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The Jews were bound in Egypt and were feeling rather low So Moses went to Pharaoh and said “Let my people go.” Pharoah said “Be gone with you,” which wasn’t very nice So God commenced a run of plagues including frogs and lice.

Super-kosher Manischewitz, Exodus and Moses The story of the Passover our Seder meal discloses We will eat gefilte fish, though some will hold their noses Super-kosher Manischewitz, Exodus and Moses

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The plagues were unrelenting and included hail and boils Not to mention dreadful fates for Egypt's boys and goils. Pharaoh he surrendered, then with slightly soggy feet The Jews walked to their freedom and that’s it, come on, let’s eat! Super-kosher Manischewitz, Exodus and Moses The story of the Passover our Seder meal discloses Finish the Haggadah before anybody dozes Super-kosher Manischewitz, Exodus and Moses

14. A Passover Song (Sung to "My Favorite Things" by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein) Words by Annette H. Landau

Cleaning and cooking and so many dishes Out with the hametz, no pasta, no knishes Fish that's gefillted, horseradish that stings These are a few of our Passover things. Matzoh and and chopped-up haroset Shankbones and Kiddish and Yiddish neuroses Tante who kvetches and uncle who sings These are a few of our Passover things.

Motzi and and trouble with Pharoahs Famines and locusts and slaves with wheelbarrows Matzoh balls floating and eggshell that clings These are a few of our Passover things. When the plagues strike When the lice bite When we're feeling sad We simply remember our Passover things And then we don't feel so bad.

15. The Israelites in General (Sung to Gilbert & Sullivan's "I am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General") by Randi E. Spiegel, Passover 2006

We're here to tell the story of the Israelites in general They were the slaves of Pharaoh, who was really quite tyrannical We read in the Haggadah of the tale that is historical 4

And that is what a seder is, in order categorical

The Jews were slaves in Egypt and their lives were very tragical At least that's how we tell all of our stories that are biblical If we were living way back then, our fate would make the front page news With many sullen facts including killing all the male-born Jews

Now Moses went to Egypt with a mission very serious Told Pharaoh he must free the Jews and not to be nefarious They were the slaves of Pharaoh, who was really quite tyrannical We're here to tell the story of the Israelites in general

When Pharaoh didn't listen, God sent plagues that were just like a pox Upon the people and the land and animals as large as ox God hoped that Pharaoh would concede and show he was not merciless Instead the slaves were beaten more, while Pharaoh stood emotionless

So Moses raised his staff which changed the waters into blood with ease They heard the croaking chorus from the frogs a'croaking in the breeze Then lice infested everyone, wild beasts stampeded with a roar The cattle died, they all were killed, until there weren't any more

So Moses came back with demands in Babylonic cuneiform God sent the plague of boils in hopes that Pharaoh would, at last, reform We were the slaves of Pharaoh, who was really quite tyrannical We're here to tell the story of the Israelites in general

16. Leaving on a Desert Plane Chorus (Sung to “Leaving on A Jet Plane” ) Words by Randi and Murray Spiegel, Now the time has come to leave you to John Denver’s original music One more time, let me diss you Close your eyes, we'll be on our way All our bags are packed, we're ready to go Dream about the days to come We're standing here outside our doors When you'll be left here all alone We dare not wake you up to say goodbye About the time when I won't have to say But the dawn is breakin' this early morn' Moses is waiting, he's blowing his horn Chorus We're planning our escape so we won't die

(Chorus) You'll miss me, as you will see You've been dealt a harsh decree You held us like you'd never let us go We're leaving from this great strain We pray we won't be back again God knows, can't wait to go.

There's so many times you've let us down Your many crimes have plagued our town I tell you now they were all mean things Every place I go, you'll shrink from view Every song I sing will be 'against you I won't be back to wear your ball and chain

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