[HANASHIR:1923] It's Dreidel Song time again!

[Joanna Selznick Dulkin <joanna...>]

OK everyone,

It is time to revive the time-honored HN tradition of sharing verses to "I
have a little dreidel."  I would like to share my running list of verses:
please note that the last eight verses were NEWLY written this year by
2-7th-graders at Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale, NY.  The other ones
are by various children and adults I have met over the years...and a few, I
admit, came from me!  Enjoy, and please share more with the list (I know I
will, my kids still have a couple weeks to work on their verses).  I will
volunteer to compile the verses as they come along, and will send a
complete list of the verses we (and the kids we teach) have made up!

Happy Chanukah!

-Joanna


The NEW Dreidel Song
(with thanks to Doug Cotler, Rich Glauber, and many many junior cohorts)

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay,
And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play!
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay,
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, then dreidel I shall play.

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of bread,
It looked so very yummy, I ate it up instead!
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of bread,
It looked so very yummy, I ate it up instead!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of glass,
My mom says I can spin it, but only on the grass!
Oh dreidel...

I have a little dreidel, it's made out of a shoe,
It smells a little funny, but then what can you do?
Oh dreidel...

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of fur,
It was warm and cuddly, and the spinning made it purr!
Oh dreidel...

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of snow
I baked it in the oven... Where'd my dreidel go?
Oh dreidel...

I have a little dreidel, I carved it from a log
And when I threw it on the floor it nearly killed the dog
Oh dreidel...

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of plastic
I put a gimel on every side, that dreidel is fantastic!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of soap
I carved a shin on every side, why am I such a dope?

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of glue
The baby tried to spin it, and now she's spinning too!

I have a little dreidel, I made it from cement
And now our lovely hardwood floor has a nasty dent

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of gin
That dreidel wouldn't turn, but the room began to spin

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of pasta
It got all tangled in my hair, and now they call me "rasta"

*NEW VERSES for 1998!*
I have a little dreidel, I made it out of gum,
And when I tried to spin it, it stuck to my thumb!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of fire,
I tried to tell my mommy, she thought I was a liar!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of dirt,
And when I tried to spin it, I got a dirty shirt!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of egg,
I dropped it on the floor, and the yolk spun down my leg!

 I have a little dreidel, I made it out of cloth,
I put it in the closet, it got eaten by a moth!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of pencil,
And when I tried to spin it, it made a circle stencil!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of pearls,
I showed it to my friends, it's the envy of the girls!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of ice
It melted when I spun it, that wasn't very nice!