A Latke Is a Pancake
A latke is a pancake, a golden pancake treat.
And inside it is snowy white
and very good to eat.
On Chanukah, on Chanukah,
a latke is a treat. (2x)
Al hanisim v'al hapurkan, v'al hagvurot v'al hatshu'ot
V'al hamilchamot she'asita la'voteinu, Bayamim hahem baz'man hazeh.

Ani S'vivon
Ani S'vivon, Ani S'vivon (I am a dreidel,
Ani ratz ratz ratz ratz I run
El hay'ladim b'Chanukah to the children on Chanukah
Ani ratz ratz ratz ratz. I run).

Eight Little Candles (D, A7)
1 little 2 little 3 little candles,
4 little 5 little 6 little candles,
7 little 8 little 9 little candles,
In my Chanukah lamp.
The 1st night, 1 little candle, the 2nd night 2 little candles,
The 3rd night, 3 little candles, In my Chanukah lamp.
The 4th night, 4 little candles,
The 5th night, 5 little candles,
The 6th night, 6 little candles, In my Chanukah lamp.
The 7th night, 7 little candles,
The 8th night, 8 little candles,
The Shammos makes 9 little candles,
In my Chanukah lamp.

Chanukah (C, F, G7) (Hebrew: L. Kipnes)
Chanukah, Chanukah,
Hag yafeh kol-kach
Or Haviv, mi saviv, gil l'yeled rach
Chanukah, Chanukah,
S'vivon sov sov,
Sov sov sov, sov sov sov,
ma na'im vatov
Chanukah, Chanukah,
ein halon b'li esh
L'vivot migdanot, b'chol bayit yesh.
Chanukah, Chanukah,
hag haviv m'od,
Shiru na, zamru na, utz'oo lirkod
Chanukah, Chanukah,
Holiday so gay,
Kindly light, shining bright,
It's a time for play.
Chanukah, Chanukah,
Make the dreidel spin,
Spin, spin, spin, how it whirls,
Fun for boys and girls.
Chanukah, Chanukah,
Happy holiday
Chanukah, Chanukah,
Dance and sing so gay
Chanukah, Chanukah, spin the dreidel 'round
Spin, spin, spin, spin, spin, spin,
Spin the dreidel 'round.
Chanukah, Chanukah, a merry holiday
Candle light, clear and bright
Shining on each day.
Chanukah, Chanukah,
We love our games and toys,
Tops spin 'round, 'round and 'round,
Happy girls and boys.

Chanukah Blessings (trans. Ben Aronin)
Baruch atah adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha'olam, asher kidshanu b'mitzvotav, v'tzivanu
l'hadlik ner shel Chanukah.
Baruch atah adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha'olam, she'asa nisim la'avoteinu, bayamim hahem, baz'man hazeh.
(1st night) Baruch atah adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha'olam, shehechiyanu, v'kiy'manu, v'higiyanu, laz'man hazeh.
Be blessed Eternal our God,
Be Thou blessed O King of creation
Who sanctified us by Divine Command
And commanded that we light,
lamps of dedication.
Be blessed Eternal our God
Be Thou blessed O King of creation
For wonders wrought before our father's eyes.
Be Thou blessed forever more, for Israel's salvation
Be blessed Eternal our God
Be Thou blessed O King of creation
That Thou has brought us,
to this season in joy and veneration.

Chanukah Marching Song
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4, Come along and sing a song with me.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3, Everyone can be a Maccabee.

His Name Is Judah The Maccabee
Chorus
His name is Judah, the Maccabee (2x)
He fought for our people
So that they would be free
His name is Judah the Maccabee.
Years ago in our ancient land,
There did come a king.
Out of the land of Syria,
Great armies did he bring.
He brought with him his pagan gods,
"You Jews must believe!
If not I'll tear your temple down,"
And the people they did grieve. (Chorus)
Then up arose a priestly man,
Mattathias was his name.
With him were his five sons,
For our God he did exclaim.
His third son's name was Judah,
Like a hammer he would be.
That's why the people looked to him,
To lead the Maccabees. (Chorus)
Up in the hills and the valleys below,
The Maccabees did roam.
Protecting the people of Israel,
And fightin' for their home.
Though many years have passed and gone,
Our people have lived and died.
We all must strive for freedom and peace,
For mankind must survive.

How Many Candles?
How many candles (3x) do we light
On our Chanukiyah (2x)
The [1st, 2nd, . . .8th] Chanukah night?
(1,2,3, etc.)(5x)!!!
(1,2,3,etc.) candles burning (2x)
The (1st, 2nd, etc.) Chanukah night.

I Am a Latke (Debbie Friedman)
I am so mixed up that I cannot tell you,
I'm sitting in this blender turning brown
I've made friends with the onions and the flour
And the cook is scouting oil in town.
I sit here wondering what will come of me
I can't be eaten looking as I do
I need someone to take me out and cook me,
Or I'll really end up in a royal stew.
Chorus: I am a latke, I am a latke,
And I am waiting,
for Chanukah to come (2x)
Every holiday has foods so special,
I'd like to have that same attention too.
I do not want to spend life in this blender,
Wondering what I am supposed to do.
Matzah and Charoset are for Pesach,
Chopped liver and Challah, Shabbat.
Blintzes on Shavuot are delicious,
And gefilte fish no holiday's without (Chorus)
It's important that I have an understanding
Of what it is that I'm supposed to do.
You see there are many who are homeless
With no jobs, no clothes and very little food
It's so important that we all remember
That while we have most of the things we need
We must remember those who have so little,
We must help them, we must be the ones to feed (chorus)

I Have a Little Dreidel (D, A7) (Words: S. S. Grossman, Music: S.E. Goldfarb)
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,
Now dreidel I shall play.
It has a lovely body,
With legs so short and thin,
And when it is all tired,
It drops and then I win.
O dreidel dreidel dreidel,
With legs so short an thin,
O dreidel dreidel dreidel,
It drops and then I win.
My dreidel's always playful,
It loves to dance and spin,
A happy game of dreidel,
Come play, now lets begin.
O dreidel dreidel, dreidel,
It loves to dance and spin,
O dreidel dreidel, dreidel,
Come play now lets begin.

Light One Candle (Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, and Mary)
Light one candle for the Maccabee children,
Give thanks that their light didn't die.
Light one candle for the pain they endured
When their right to exist was denied.
Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice
Justice and freedom demand.
Light one candle for the wisdom to know
When the peacemaker's time is at hand.
Chorus:
Don't let the light go out,
it's lasted for so many years.
Don't let the light go out,
Let it shine through our love and
our tears.
Light one candle for the strength that we need
To never become our own foe.
Light one candle for those who are suffering
The pain we learned so long ago.
Light one candle for all we believe in,
Let anger not tear us apart.
Light one candle to bind us together,
With peace as the song in our heart. (Chorus)
What is the memory that's valued so highly
That we keep alive in that flame?
What's the commitment to those who have died
When we cry out, "They've not died in vain?"
We have come this far, always believing,
That justice will somehow prevail.
This is the burden, and this is the promise,
And this is why we will not fail!! (Chorus)
Ending: Don't let the light go out (3x)

Ma'oz Tzur
Ma'oz Tzur y'shu'ati,
l'cha na'eh l'shabe'ah
Tikon beit t'filati,
v'sham todah n'zabe'ach
L'eit tachin matbe'ach, mitzar hamnabe'ach
Az egmor, b'shir mizmor,
Chanukat hamizbe'ach (2x)
Rock of Ages let our song,
Praise Your saving power
You amidst the raging foes,
Were our sheltering tower.
Furious, they assailed us,
But Thine arm availed us.
And thy word broke their sword
When our own strength failed us.
Children of the Maccabees,
Whether free or fettered,
Wake the echoes of the songs,
Where you may be scattered
Yours, the message cheering,
That the time is nearing,
Which will see, all men free,
Tyrants disappearing.
Kindling new the holy lamps,
Priests approved in suffering.
Purified the nation's shrine,
Brought to God their offering.
And his courts surrounding,
Hear, in joy abounding,
Happy throngs, singing songs,
With a mighty sounding.

Mattathias Bold
Mattathias bold, 5 great sons had he
Eliezer, oldest son,
Simon, John, and Jonathan
And Judah Maccabee (2x)

Mi Y'malel / Who Can Retell
Mi y'malel g'vurot Yisra'el, Otan mi yimneh?
Hen b'chol dor yakum hagibor, go'el ha'am.
Sh'ma! Bayamim hahem baz'man hazeh,
Makabi moshi'a ufodeh,
Uv'yameinu kol am Yisra'el
Yit'ached yakum l'higa'el.
Who can retell the things that befell us?
Who can count them?
In every age a hero or sage came to our aid.
Hark! In days of yore in Israel's ancient land
Brave Maccabeus led the faithful band.
But now all Israel must as one arise.
Redeem itself through deed and sacrifice!

Mi Y'malel / Who Will Deny (Ben Aronin)
Who will deny the king of the fry,
The latke precious?
Who can withhold all glory and gold
From such as he?
Hear!
Hear my friends the stirring history
Of a people struggling to be free.
Matzah is the food of liberty,
Latke is the food of bravery.
Tzimmes and fish and kugel and knish
And blintze blessings,
Tagelech and schnapps are surely the tops
For Shabbes joy.
Hear!
Hamentaschen for festivity,
Kreplach are the food for piety,
Honey for New Year's prosperity,
Latke is the food for bravery.

Not By Might (Debbie Friedman)-(Based on Zech. 4)
Not by might and not by power,
But by spirit alone, shall we all live in peace (2x)
The children sing,
The children dream
And their tears may fall,
But we'll hear them call
And another song will rise (3x)
Ending: Not by Might, Not by Power, Shalom!

Oh Chanukah, Oh Chanukah(Dm, Gm / Em, D7, G)
YIDDISH:
Oy Chanukah, oy Chanukah,
A yomtov a sheiner
A lustiger a frelecher,
Nito noch azoiner.
Alle nacht in dreydlech, shpiln mir,
Zudik heyse latkes, est on a shir.
Geshvinder, tsindt kinder,
Di dininke lichtelech ohn.
Zingt "Al Hanisim,"
(2x) loibt G-tt far di nisim,
Un kumt giher tantsn in kohn.
ENGLISH:
Oh Chanukah, oh Chanukah,
Come light the menorah.
Let's have a party,
We'll all dance the horah.
Gather ‘round the table,
We'll give you a treat.
S'vivon to play with,
And l'vivot to eat.
And while we are playing,
The candles are burning low.
One for each night, they shed a sweet light,
to remind us of days long ago. (2x)
Oh Chanukah, Oh Chanukah,
A time to remember,
A jolly jolly holiday
That comes in December.
Every day for 8 days, dreidels will spin
Crispy little latkes, tasty and thin.
And nightly, so brightly,
The candles of Chanukah glow.
One for each night, They shed a sweet light
To remind us of days long ago. (2x)
Oh Chanukah, Oh Chanukah,
Come light the menorah.
Lets have a party, We'll all dance the horah.
Gather 'round the table, We'll give you a treat
Lots of spinning dreidels and latkes to eat.
And while we are playing, the candles are burning bright.
One for each night,
The Shammash we light
To remind us of days long ago.
One for each night,
They shed a sweet light
To remind us of days long ago.
SPANISH:
Oh, Jánuca, oh Jánuca, prendamos la menora
Hagamos fiesta, bailemos la jora
Vengan a la mesa, todos a comer
Alegres celebramos con mucho que hacer.
Durante la fiesta, pensemos en la libertad.
(2X) Cantemos las odas
De los que sirvieron
Batallando por la verdad.

Each Chanukah We Glorify- (tune of "Oh Chanukah" )(By Ben Aronin)
Each Chanukah we glorify Brave Judas Maccabeus
Who had the courage to defy Antiochus and free us
Yet it is not fair that we should forget
Mrs. Maccabeus whom we owe a debt.
She mixed it, she fixed it, She poured it into a bowl
Chorus: You may not guess,
but it was the latkes
That gave brave Judah a soul (2x)
          The Syrians said, "It cannot be that old Mattathias
          Whose years are more than 83 will dare to defy us!"
But they didn't know his secret, you see,
Mattathias dined on latkes and tea.
One latke, two latkes, and so on into the night, (Chorus)
Now this is how it came about
This gastronomic wonder
That broke the ranks of Syria
Like flaming bolts of thunder.
Mrs. Maccabeus wrote in the dough
Portions of the Torah, then fried them so.
They shimmered, they simmered,
Absorbing the olive oil.
(Chorus)
Now these little latkes, brown and delicious
Must have hit the spot 'cause,
with appetites vicious,
All the heroes downed them after their toil,
Causing in our Temple
a shortage of oil.
One latke, two latkes, and so on into the night. (Chorus)

S'vivon Sov Sov Sov (Words: L. Kipnes)
S'vivon Sov Sov Sov,
Chanukah hu hag tov
Chanukah, hu hag tov,
S'vivon sov sov sov.
Chag Simcha hu la'am,
Nes Gadol Hayah Sham
Nes Gadol Hayah Sham,
Chag Simcha hu la'am

Utzu Eitza V'tufar
Utzoo eitza v'tufar, dabru davar v'lo yakum (2x)
Ki imanu El.

We Shall Overcome
We shall overcome (2x)
We shall overcome some day.
Deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome some day.
We'll walk hand in hand. . .
We shall live in peace. . .
The Lord will see us through. . .
We are not afraid. . .today. . .

Chanukah Chumbra (Cantor Alan Leider)
Lots of latkes (3x)
Lots! (Let's all eat ‘em up!)
S'vivon sov sov (4x)
Macabee (6x) Mac (8x)
Macabee (6x) Mac (3x)

The Chanukah Song (Adam Sandler, L. Morton, I. Maxstone-Graham))
Put on your yarmulke, here comes Chanukah
So much funukah, to celebrate Chanukah
Chanukah is the festival of lights
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights
When you feel like the only kid in town without a Xmas tree
Here's a list of people who are Jewish; just like you and me
David Lee Roth lights the menorah
So do Kirk Douglas, James Caan and the late
Dinah Shore-ah
Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli
Bowser from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzerelli
          Paul Newman's half Jewish, Goldie Hawn's half too
Put them together, what a fine lookin' Jew.
You don't need "Deck the Halls" or "Jingle Bell Rock"
‘Cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain
Kirk and Mr. Spock-both Jewish
Put on your yarmulke, It's time for Chanukah
The owner of the Seatttle Supersonicahs
Celebrates Chanukah
O.J. Simpson, not a Jew
But guess who is? Hall of famer
Rod Carew- he converted
We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby
          Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish-- not too shabby
Some people think that Ebenezer Scrooge is
Well he's not, but guess who is—
All three Stooges
So many Jews are in showbiz
Tom Cruise isn't, but I heard his agent is.
Tell your friend Veronica
It's time to celebrate Chanukah
I hope I get a harmonica
On this lovely, lovely Chanukah
So drink your gin and tonicah
          And sing this silly songikah (and smoke your marijuanikah)
If you really, really wannakah
Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Chanukah
Happy Chanukah

Macabees Keep on Winnin'—(To the tune of "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Lyrics by Roger Horowitz)
Had a life in Modi'in,
I was just a regular human bein'
My People always saw the good side of the city
Until Antiochus took it all away
CHORUS:
Big Dreidel keep on spinning,
Maccabees keep on winning,
Spinning, winning,
Spinning and winning
My family moved to the mountains,
We'd come down to fight the Assyrians
We fought to keep our land and our religion
Same as they had always been (Chorus)
Finally we did the winnin',
purified the Temple, Found the oil,
Lasting for 8 days,
our Spirits were raised;
Along with the oil, we survived all the toil. (Chorus)
 
 

                                               CROSBY STILLS AND NASH

Helplessly Hoping—Stephen Stills
Helplessly hoping,
her harlequin hovers nearby,
          awaiting a word.
Gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit,
he runs,
wishing he could fly,
only to trip at the sound of good-bye.
Wordlessly watching he waits by the window
          and wonders
at the empty place inside.
Heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams, he worries, did he hear a good-bye?
Or even hello?
     They are one person,
     They are two alone,
     They are three together,
     They are for each other.
Stand by the stairway,
you'll see something certain,
to tell you confusion has its cost.
Love isn't lying, it's loose in a lady who lingers,
saying she is lost, and choking on hello.

Our House—Graham Nash
I'll light the fire,
You place the flowers in the vase that you
          bought today.
Staring at the fire, for hours and hours,
While I listen to you play your love songs all
          night long for me,
Only for me.
Come to me now,
and rest your head for just five minutes,
Everything is done,
Such a cozy room,
The windows are illuminated
by the evening sunshine through them
          only for you
Our house, is a very, very, very fine house,
With two cats in the yard,
Life used to be so hard,
Now everything is easy
'cause of you.
I'll light the fire,
while you place the flowers
in the vase that you bought today.

Teach Your Children--G. Nash
You who are on the road
Must have a code
that you can live by
And so become yourself
Because the past is just a goodbye.
Teach your children well
Their father's hell
will slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picks
The one you'll know by.
     Don't you ever ask them why
     If they told you, you will cry
     So just look at them and sigh
     And know they love you.
And you, of the tender years
Can't know the fears
That your elders grew by.
And so,
please help them with your youth
They seek the truth,
before they can die.
Teach your parents well
Their children's hell
will slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picks
The one you'll know by.
                                                    INDIGO GIRLS

Closer to Fine--Emily Saliers
I'm trying to tell you something 'bout my life
Maybe give me insight between black and
          white
The best thing you've ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously,
It's only life after all.
Well darkness has a hunger that's insatiable
And lightness has a call that's hard to hear
I wrap my fear around me like a blanket
I sailed my ship of safety 'till I sank it,
I'm crawling on your shore.
Chorus:
I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children,
I drank from the fountain
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line.
The less I seek my source for some definitive,
The closer I am to fine
I went to see the doctor of philosophy
With a poster of Rasputin
and a beard down to his knee
He never did marry or see a b-grade movie.
He graded my performance,
he said he could see through me.
I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind,
got my paper and I was free. (Chorus)
I stopped by the bar at 3 AM
To seek solace in a bottle or possibly a friend
I woke up with a headache like my head against a board
Twice as cloudy as I'd been the night before
I went in seeking clarity.
          (Chorus twice, then:)
We go to the Bible,
We go through the workout
We read up on revival
And we stand up for the lookout.
There's more than one answer to these questions,
Pointing me in a crooked line.
The less I seek my source for some
          definitive
The closer I am to fine. (3x)

Secure Yourself--Amy Ray
In the Ink of an Eye I saw you bleed;
Through the thunder I could hear you
          scream,
Solid to the air I breathe,
Open-eyed and fast asleep.
Falling softly as the rain;
No footsteps ringing in your ears.
Ragged Down worn to the skin,
Warrior raging, have no fear.
CHORUS:
Secure yourself to heaven.
Hold on tight, the night has come.
Fasten up your earthly burdens,
You have just begun.
Kneeling down with broken prayers,
hearts and bones from days of
          youth,
Restless with an angel's wing,
I dig a grave to bury you.
No feet to fall, You need no ground.
Allowed to glide right through the
          sun,
Released from circles guarded tight,
Now we all are chosen ones. (chorus)

                                                        JAMES TAYLOR

Fire and Rain
Just yesterday morning,
they let me know you were gone.
Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you.
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song.
I just can't remember who to send it to.
CHORUS:
I've seen fire and I've seen rain.
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end.
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend.
But I'd always thought that I'd see you again.
Won't you look down upon me Jesus,
You gotta help me make a stand.
You just got to see me through another day.
My body's aching and my time is at hand.
And I won't make it any other way. (Chorus)
Been walking my mind to an easy time,
My back turned toward the sun.
Lord knows, when the cold wind blows, it'll turn your head around.
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come:
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground.
(chorus, then:)
          Thought I'd see you one more time again.
          There's just a few things coming my way this time around. . .

You've Got a Friend
When you're down and troubled,
And you need a helping hand,
And nothing oh nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there,
To brighten up even your darkest night.
CHORUS-
You just call out my name,
And you know wherever I am,
I'll come running to see you again.
Winter spring, summer, or fall,
All you got to do is call,
And I'll be there, yeah (3x)
You've got a friend.
If the sky above you
should turn dark and full of clouds,
And that old north wind should begin to blow,
Keep your head together and call my name out
          loud.
Soon I'll be knocking upon your door. (Chorus)
Hey, ain't it good to know that
You've got a friend,
When people can be so cold?
They'll hurt you, and desert you.
Well, they'll take your soul if you let them.
Oh, yeah, but don't you let them. (chorus)

                                                        JONI MITCHELL

Big Yellow Taxi
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
With a pink hotel, a boutique,
and a swinging hot spot.
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone.
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.
They took all the trees, and put 'em in a tree museum.
And they charged all the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em
Hey farmer farmer, Put away that D.D.T. now.
Give me spots on my apples,
But leave me the birds and the bees, Please!!!
Late last night I heard the screen door slam,
And a big yellow taxi
Took away my old man.

The Circle Game
Yesterday a child came out to wonder
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star
And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on a carousel of time
We can't return we can only look behind
from where we came
And go round and round
          and round in the circle game

Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
Skated over 10 clear frozen streams
Words like, when you're older, must appease him
And promises of someday make his dream.

Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
Cartwheels turn to car wheels round the town
And they tell him, Take your time, it won't be long now
Till you drag your feet to slow the circle down.

So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty
Before the last revolving year is through.
 

                                                     SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

The Boxer
I am just a poor boy,
though my story's seldom told,
I have squandered my existence for a pocketful of mumbles,
Such are promises.
All lies and jest,
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
and disregards the rest.
When I left my home and my family,
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers,
In the quiet of a railway station,
running scared.
Laying low,
Seeking out the poorer quarters where the
          ragged people go,
Looking for the places only they would know. Lai, la lai. . .
Asking only workman's wages I come looking
          for a job,
But I get no offers,
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh
          Avenue.
I do declare there were times when I was so
          lonesome
I took some comfort there.
Ooo-la la la la. (instrumental)
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
and wishing I was gone,
Going home,
Where the New York City winters aren't
          bleeding me,
Leading me, going home.
In the clearing stands a boxer
and a fighter by his trade,
And he carries the reminders,
of every glove that laid him down
or cut him till he cried out,
in his anger and his shame,
"I am leaving, I am leaving,"
but the fighter still remains.
Lai la lai. .
And the years are rolling by me,
They are rocking evenly
I am older than I once was,
And younger than I'll be
But that's not unusual.
No, it isn't strange
After changes upon changes,
We are more or less the same
After changes we are more or less
          the same.

Bridge Over Troubled Water
When you're weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes,
I'll dry them all.
I'm on your side, Oh,
When times get rough
And friends just can't be found.
Like a Bridge over Troubled Water,
I will lay me down.
When you're down and out,
When you're on the street,
When evening falls so hard,
I will comfort you.
I'll take your part, Oh,
When darkness comes
And pain is all around.
Like a Bridge over Troubled Water,
I will lay me down. (instr.)
Sail on silver girl, sail on by,
Your time has come to shine,
All your dreams are on their way.
See how they shine, Oh,
If you need a friend,
I'm sailing right behind.
Like a Bridge over Troubled Water,
I will ease your mind.

Cecilia
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart,
You're shaking my confidence daily.
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees,
I'm begging you please to come
          home.
Come on home.
Making love in the afternoon
with Cecilia, up in my bedroom.
I got up to wash my face,
When I come back to bed,
Someone's taken my place.
Jubilation, she loves me again
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing
Jubilation, she loves me again
I fall on the floor and I'm laughin'

El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes I would, If I could,
I surely would. Hm. . .
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would, If I only could.
I surely would. Hm. . .
Away, I'd rather sail away,
Like the swan that's here and gone.
A man gets tied up to the ground,
He gives the world its saddest sound
Its saddest sound.
I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would, If I could.
I surely would.
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet.
Yes I would.
If I only could,
I surely would.

Homeward Bound
I'm sittin' in a railway station
Got a ticket for my destination.
On a tour of one night stands,
my suitcase and guitar in hand,
And every stop is neatly planned
For a poet and a one-man band.
Homeward Bound, I wish I was,
Homeward Bound,
Home where my thoughts escape me
Home where my music's playing
Home where my love lies waiting
Silently for me.
Every day's an endless stream
Of cigarettes and magazines.
And each town seems the same to me
the music and the factories
And every stranger's face I see
Reminds me that I long to be, . . .
Tonight I'll sing my songs again
I'll play the game and pretend.
But all my words come back to me
In shades of mediocrity
Like emptiness and harmony,
I need someone to comfort me, . . .

Mrs. Robinson
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know,
Oh, Oh, Oh.
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray,
hey hey hey, hey hey hey.

We'd like to know a little bit about you for our
          files.
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself.
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic
          eyes.
Stroll around the grounds until you feel at
          home.
And here's to you...
Hide it in a hiding place where no- one
          ever goes.
Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes.
It's a little secret, just the Robinson's affair
Most of all you've got to hide it from the kids.
Coo coo cachoo, Mrs. Robinson. . .
Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
Going to the candidates debate.
Laugh about it shout about it when you've got
          to choose,
Anyway you look at it you lose.
Where have you gone, Joe Dimaggio,
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you,
woo woo woo.
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson,
Joltin' Joe has left and gone away,
Hey hey hey, hey hey hey

Sounds of Silence
Hello darkness my old friend.
I've come to talk with you again.
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping.
And the vision, that was planted in my brain, still remains.
Within the Sound of Silence.
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone.
'Neath the halo of a streetlamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp.
When my eyes were stabbed,
by the flash of a neon light,
That split the night.
And touched the Sound of Silence.
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking.
People hearing without listening.
People writing songs that voices never share, no one dare
Disturb the Sound of Silence.
"Fools!" said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words like silent raindrops fell. . .
and echoed in the wells of silence.
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon God they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said,
"The words of the prophets are written on the
          subway walls,
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the Sounds of Silence.
 

                                                         OTHER SONGS

California Dreamin'--Mamas & Papas
All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey
I went for a walk on a winter's day.
I'd be safe and warm, if I was in LA
California Dreamin'
on a winter's day.
Stopped into a church,
That I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees
And I began to pray
Preacher locked the door
He knows I'm gonna stay.
California Dreamin'
On such a winter's day.

Dodi Li Baby--Doug Mishkin
Started out about four hours ago
Went to dinner, and then to a show
Some jokes some wine and my guitar I'll play
'Cause a little James Taylor goes a long, long way.
Singing out and the lights are low
Start to feel that special glow
And then she pops the question to me
"Can you sing me a love song Hebrew melody?"
So I sing, "Dodi Li Baby" (3x) yeah (5x)

Well, I start to make my very best moves
But all I get are rebuffs and reproves
Then she tells me that I'm bound to fail
Until I sing it like they sing it in Yisrael.
So I sing, "Ani Ohev Baby" (2x) "Ani Ohev Otach baby" yeah (5x)

Well, we start to make the evening worth our while
Then she turns to me with a quizzical smile
She's looking for approval from me
So I sing her a line from the U.P.B. (the old Reform prayerbook)
And I sing, "Mah Gadlu Baby" (3x) yeah (5x)

Well she's grinning, 'cause it sounds so cool
But still I feel just a little bit cruel
Still I guess I wasn't such a fool
To spend twelve years in Hebrew school!
'Cause I've got my Dodi Li Baby,
When I tell her, "Ani Ohev Baby"
When she does it,
"Mah Gadlu Baby"
Yeah yeah yeah yeah. . . Yeah!