Oy, did you hear the awful news? Oy is me, vey is me! Oy, did you hear the awful news? Why does our daughter hate us? Oy, did you hear the awful news? Our Susie did a sheygets choose. Shonda Susie Goldstein! She's to be married to a goy!
Unless you marry a Yid instead, Oy is me, vey is me! Unless you marry a Yid instead, Why does our daughter hate us? Unless you marry a Yid instead, We'll consider our daughter dead. Shonda Susie Goldstein! She's to be married to a goy.
He's handsome, kind, and wealthy, too, Oy is me, vey is me! He's handsome, kind, and wealthy, too, Why does our daughter hate us? He's handsome, kind, and wealthy, too, So what if he is not a Jew? Shonda Susie Goldstein! She's to be married to a goy.
How can you say a thing like that? Oy is me, vey is me! How can you say a thing like that? Why does our daughter hate us? How can you say a thing like that? You'll give your father a heart attack. Shonda Susie Goldstein! She's to be married to a goy!
Then I shall do just what you like, Oy is me, vey is me! Then I shall do just what you like, Why does our daughter hate us? Then I shall do just what you like, I'll marry a Jew, but she'll be a dyke. Shonda Susie Goldstein! She's to be married to a goy!
Right through our hearts she drove a stake, Oy is me, vey is me! Right through our hearts she drove a stake, Why does our daughter hate us? Right through our hearts she drove a stake, And now her shiva we shall make. Shonda Susie Goldstein! She's to be married to a goy!
Translations from the Yiddish: oy! vey! = oh! woe! shonda = shame, disgrace sheygets = young (and usually attractive) Gentile man goy = Gentile, non-Jew Yid = Jew shiva = seven-day period of ritual mourning
Note: The "ey" sound is like the Canadian "eh?" sound, just a tiny bit shorter than the "ay" sound in English.