Re: It's That Time of Year!

[janeen kobrinsky <janeenk...>]

Dear Jeff...

I love this...do you have some chords?

janeen kobrinsky

Jeff Klepper wrote:

> Ok, Beatle parody lovers, this should get the ball rolling for this year.
> We have a good supply for Purim, now let's get going on Chanukah.  Michael
> Lotker has done some nice ones (maybe he can post some if he's on
> line...hint-hint,) but we need more!
>
> I found the following on the net and I did some work on it.  It comes from
> a Chaukah Beatle cantata. (Apologies, and thanks, to Betty Ross - anybody
> know her?) BTW, scholars out there, is the historical spin accurate?
>
> P.S. please note you need to pronounce the King's name two different ways
> for the lines to work.  Maybe somebody can fix that...I'm done with my
> potchky-ing for now. :-)
>
> Jeff Klepper
>
> NO GOOD MAN
>
> To the Tune of Nowhere Man
> Lyrics by Betty Ross (edited with additional lyrics by Jeff Klepper)
>
> He's a real No Good man
> Came here from a far off land
> Antiochus is his name - he's the King.
>
> Came here all the way from Greece
> Wants the Jews to be a piece
> Of his empire in the East he's the King.
>
>         Makes us pray - the Greek way
>         Night and day - the Greek way
>         Everything - Antiochus says we must do it his way.
>
> Some Jews think this all is fine
> Being Greek is no big crime
> Even if you happen to be a Jew.
>
> They don't want to make a fuss
> Let the Greeks rule over us
> But we're the ones who don't like what they do.
>
>         Help us now, oh Judah
>         We won't bow, no, Judah
>         Show us how to fight for the right to pray our own way.
>
> Take your army to the hills
> Fight until they've had their fill
> We'll keep it up until they go away.
>
>         No Good Man, get lost now
>         You are not the boss now
>         No Good Man we're ready to die, the stakes are so high!
>
> He's a real No Good man
> Came here from a far off land
> Antiochus is his name - he's the King.