HANUKKAH IN SANTA MONICA
(Tom Lehrer)

I'm spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica
Wearing sandals, lighting candles by the sea.
I spent Shavuos in East Saint Louis,
A charming spot, but clearly not the spot for me.

Those eastern winters, I can't endure 'em,
So every year I pack my gear and come out here till Purim.
Rosh Hashanah, I spend in Arizona,
And Yom Kippah way down in Mississippah,
But in December, there's just one place for me:

Amid the California flora, I'll be lighting my menorah.
Like a baby in his cradle, I'll be playing with my dreidel,
Spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica by the sea!

(Repeat whole song, inserting the following lines after "playing
with my dreidel:")

Here's to Judas Maccabeus!
Boy, if he could only see us!

Sung by Tom Lehrer on "Remains of Tom Lehrer," 2000.
@Jewish @holidays @humor
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