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English lyrics to Havah Nagilah



I seem to recall somebody looking for English lyrics to Havah Nagilah. I 
came across these today, in a songbook called, Tom Glazer's Treasury of 
Songs For Children, published in 1964. Lyrics are by Tom Glazer and Lou 
Singer, and the blurb says that this version was recorded on the RCA-
Victor label by the singer June Valli.

Come, let's be happy, come, let's be happy,
Come let's be happy, Now, now, now!
No time for sorrow, Too late tomorrow,
Come let's be happy, now, now, now!

There is no time to lose, put on your dancing shoes,
Sing a song of gladness, let the trumpets blow;
Let's have a little fling, life is a precious thing,
On your mark, get ready, get set, go.

Now, now, now, now, now, now,
Now the song that hasn't been sung,
Now the fling that hasn't been flung,
Too many hours wasted, too many lips untasted,
Now is the time, now is the time,
The only time is NOW!


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