THE ORIGINAL LYRICS by JOSEF KERLER: 1. Ay hob ikh haynt, khevrelayt, a nigndl gehert, - Darf men poshet oyslekn di finger! Bam shnaydn un bam strigeven, bam klingen mit der sher, - Ale mayne beyndelekh, zey zingen REFRAIN Ay-ay bim-biri diri-diri-bam Ay-ay bim diri-bam Ay ay ay! 2. Ver . . .
Refrain: Lomir ale zingen a zemerl Lechem is broyt Bosor vedogim vechol matamim. 1. Zog zhe mir, rebenyu, lekhem is vos? Bay di negidim is lekhem a gut heys bulkele, Ober bay undz kabtsonim, oy, kbtsonim, oy, ovyonim, iz lekhem a dare shkorinke, nebekh. 2. Zog zhe mir, rebenyu, bosor . . .
Anatevka (Bock, Harnick) (Man) "After a lifetime... A piece of paper, an edict for the authorities, and we must all leave our homes." (Mendel) "Rabbi, we've been waiting for the Messiah all our lives... Wouldn't this be a good time for him to come?" (Rabbi) "We'll have to wait for . . .
VERSE I needed a car just to get around town Gizigunt I found a good hand me down The tires went flat in the very first week The windows dont work and the radiator it leaks (who cares) CHORUS I got it for Bopkes at a price even you could . . .
-Mame, meg ikh gey shpatsirn? -Yo, mayn libe tokhter! -Mame, meg ikh romantsirn? -Yo, mayn libe tokhter! -Ober, zogt er mir, mame mayne, er iz in mir a farkokhter... Mame, vos zol zayn mayn entfer? -Yo, mayn libe tokhter! -Mame, kh'lib a sheynem yingl! -Yo, mayn libe tokhter! -Me vet . . .