[HANASHIR:5102] Re: Kosher songs

[Judah Cohen <jcohen...>]

Kol B'Seder has sung (or at least introduced to me) two songs which deal 
with Kashrut.  The first is a spoof called "Kosher" (though I was not
familiar with the original song), which I think was Jeff Klepper's creation.
Chorus lines such as: "So when you eat--meat--it's kosher // So when you
nosh--a McIntosh--it's kosher."  Etc.  More than just silly, if I'm not
mistaken.

They also introduced a song to me called "Consider a Shrimp" by British
Rabbi Cliff Cohen.  It's fabulous, in my opinion--a parody of "Consider
Yourself" from the musical "Oliver!"  While I can't remember the whole song,
I can remember a few verses--perhaps it will jog someone else's memory?

Consider a shrimp, unclean.
Consider a prawn, something abominable.

Whatever it is we eat, we treat, meat, as something with kosher feet.
And you can try to make tidier or neater rules, but Shechita rules, okay!
And we've no use for your [xxxxx] or [xxxx] rules, just as long as we can
say. . .

Consider a dog, unfit.
Consider a toad, unsafe.
And after some consideration you can say:
Consider yourself, free from treif!

Can anyone fill in the lines?
Judah.

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>From: "Meris Ruzow" <meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com>
>To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: [HANASHIR:5098] Re: Kosher songs
>Date: Mon, Jan 31, 2000, 1:47 PM
>

> There's a very funny tune on an old Kol B'Seder tape about what is traif and
> what is kosher.    Just a joke; wouldnl't really use it with kids but the
> adults love it.   Great tune.
> Meris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amgo (at) aol(dot)com <Amgo (at) aol(dot)com>
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Date: Monday, January 31, 2000 1:39 PM
> Subject: [HANASHIR:5097] Re: Kosher songs
>
>
>>Regarding songs for kids about Kashrut - a winner is the one by R. Jack
> Gabriel on his Astonishing is God" tape to the tune of the battle hymn of
> the republic.
>>Ami Goodman
>>San Francisco
>>
>>
>>
>

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