[HANASHIR:7053] Re: Sukkot Melodies

[Adrian Durlester <durleste...>]

Rabbi Black's song "Build a Sukkah" is stylistically rock n'roll, but, to
the best of my knowledge, is a completely original composition to a basic
rock n'roll chord progression. It can be found on his Alef-Bet Boogie album
and in his songbook.

The lyrics, as you quote them, are not quite correct, but the ideas are the
same. I do feel, however, that we should encourage the teaching of the
correct lyrics whenever possible. So pick up a copy of Joe's album and
songbook!

FWIW this song is quite a hit with all the kids in my K-6 music classes,
along with Steve "Dropkin's Lulav Shake", Dean Friedman's "In My Sukkah",
and Karen Daniel's "Sitting in a Sukkah."

Adrian

Adrian A. Durlester
Listowner-Hanashir

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I've been using what I think is a Rabbi Joe Black song parody to Rockin'
Robin.

You get the boards, I'll get the gourds,
We'll put the schach on top of 2x4s

Build a sukkah (tweet, tweet, tweet--or clap, clap, clap) (2x)
Gonna build a sukkah gonna live in it all night long.

You get the popcorn, I'll get the string
We'll live in our sukkah, gonna dance and sing

Build a.....

You shake your lulav to the ground, You shake your lulav in the air
You know you shake it north, you shake it south, you shake it east, you
shake
it west...WHY?  Cause God is everywhere...

Build a sukkah...

Then I add verses, based on items my students want to put in the sukkah.
they choose the items, I try to construct a rhyme. For example:

You bring the chairs, I'll bring the Table,
On Sunday morning we'll eat lox and bagels...

in the Sukkah......

With older kids, I get them to play air guitar with me on real guitar, do
do-wap stuff, etc.

Been enjoying the posts...

BARb


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