[HANASHIR:10837] Re: Plagues song

[H & R Shubert <notfranz...>]

I was introduced to this song (known as Frogs on His Head to the little
ones) when I started teaching pre-school music many years ago and taught it,
since it was part of the curriculum. Part of its effectiveness as a teaching
song comes from its humor and the fact that it is fun to sing and act out.
However, I never felt comfortable with it, because it seemed to celebrate
the suffering (albeit in a cartoon-ish way) and just can't bring myself to
teach it any more.  After all, we are taught to spill a drop of wine for
each plague at the seder.  Am I being overly analytical or are there others
out there who feel that way?

Rachelle



From: <LSalvay (at) aol(dot)com>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 9:15 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:10836] Re: Plagues song


Here's the "Plague Song" with additional lyrics:


The Plague Song
(By Shirley Cohen, with additional lyrics by Linda Scharff and Linda Salvay)


One day King Pharaoh awoke in his bed,
He looked out the window and here’s what he said,
“Oy vay! The Nile has all turned red!”
Red here, red there, red water was flowing everywhere.

One day King Pharaoh awoke in his bed,
There were frogs in his bed, there were frogs on his head,
Frogs on his nose and frogs on his toes,
Frogs here, frogs there, frogs were jumping everywhere.

One day King Pharaoh awoke in his bed,
There were lice in his bed, there were lice on his head,
Lice on his nose and lice on his toes,
Lice here, lice there, lice were biting everywhere.

One day King Pharaoh awoke in his bed,
There were beasts in his bed, there were beasts on his head,
Beasts on his nose and beasts on his toes,
Beasts here, beasts there, beasts were howling everywhere.

One day King Pharaoh awoke in his bed,
All the cattle were dropping dead,
They dropped on their nose and they dropped on their toes,
Dying here, dying there, cattle were dying everywhere.

One day King Pharaoh awoke in his bed,
There were boils in his bed, there were boils on his head,
Boils on his nose and boils on his toes,Boils here, boils there, boils were
itching everywhere.

One day King Pharaoh awoke in his bed,
There was hail in his bed, there was hail on his head,
Hail on his nose and hail on his toes,
Hail here, hail there, hail was falling everywhere.

One day King Pharaoh awoke in his bed,
There were locusts in his bed, there were locusts on his head,
Locusts on his nose and locusts on his toes,
Locusts here, locusts there, locusts were hopping everywhere.

One day King Pharaoh awoke in his bed,
In the middle of the day it was dark instead,
It was dark on his nose and dark on his toes,
Dark here, dark there, darkness covered everywhere.

One day King Pharaoh awoke in his bed,
He saw God’s angel over his head,
This time Pharaoh gave a great shout,
“Moses, get your people out!

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