Re: A Sukkot Song

[Jeff Klepper <klepper...>]

Friends -

With thanks to Neil, and apologies to the lyricist, I did some editing on
this cute Sukkot parody.  I gave it a proper ending, and brought two things
back from the original chorus:  "stars" and "must" - it makes the song
funnier, and, hey, stars could refer to looking up through the roof of your
Sukkah...

Oh, btw, the background chorus should be: ooo - ooo, wah-ooo ooo.  At least
that's how I remember it.

Anyway, enjoy.

Jeff Klepper
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Why Must I Wave My Etrog and Lulav (Revised)

Oooo wah-ooo  (etc., 2x)
In Autumn every year (wah - ooo) when leaves begin to fall
We dwell in tabernacles (wah - ooo)  with temporary walls
   Each year I ask the stars up above
   Why must we wave the Etrog and the Lulav?

When I was very young (wah - ooo) I understood it not
Why we wave them to and fro (wah - ooo) sometimes even on Shabbat?
    Each year I ask .....

First east, then south
Then west and north
Up and down and all around
We shake it back and forth

We take the palm and myrtle (wah - ooo)  a willow branch or two
And bind them all together (wah - ooo) and take an etrog too
Each year I ask .....

This year I'll learn
I'll make a plan
To walk into my Sukkah
With a lulav in my hand

And I'll look forward every year, when all the leaves turn brown
>From every Sukkah on my block, We'll hear that rustling lulav sound
Each year I ask .....

Anonymous - edited J. Klepper