THE LATKE
Tune: Traditional ("The Coo Coo")
Lyrics: Gerry Myerson

It has become traditional in some congregations to hold a debate, as part of the annual Purim celebration, on the relative merits of latkes and hamentashen. Hamentashen are associated with Purim; latkes primarily with the holiday of Chanukah, but also with Passover. This was my contribution to the debate at North Shore Temple Emanuel, Chatswood, New South Wales, in 2021.

Oh, the latke
Is so tasty,
And it sizzles as it fries.
And you never
Eat a latke
Until Passover arrives.

Gonna build me
A yeshiva
On a mountain, so high,
So that I can
See those latkes,
As they go in to fry.

Hamentashen,
Hamentashen,
Famed in story and in song,
Hate to tell you,
But you're chametz.
Go back to Purim, where you belong.

I've had latkes
From Long Island,
I've had latkes from Tel Aviv.
But the latkes
Made in Sydney
Are the best ones, I believe.

Take potato,
Egg and onion,
Matzo meal, and salt to taste.
In the skillet,
Flip 'em over,
And they'll never go to waste.

(Repeat first stanza)

Notes:
The geographical references in the 4th stanza can be adjusted to the situation.
"Chametz" means forbidden during Passover.
A version, with Chanukah references, has been posted to the Australia/NewZealand Songbook thread.

Here's a recording, by David Holt, of The Coo Coo.