THOSE WERE THE NIGHTS (of Chanukah) CHORUS: Those were the nights of Chanukah I remember long ago When our family got together Little eyes aglow Multi-colored candles burning As the joyous songs were sung How I miss the Menorah lights When we were all so young Bubby burned the Latkes every Chanukah Forgot them in the frying pan each year While we were having fun playing Dreidle Smoke alarms were wailing everywhere Firemen were breaking all the windows Zeidy closed his eyes, began to pray Those Latkes had no luck Our mouths bit down & stuck But Bubby made us eat them anyway CHORUS: Those were the nights of Chanukah I remember long ago When our family got together Little eyes aglow Multi-colored candles burning As the joyous songs were sung How I miss the Menorah lights When we were all so young Uncle Jake bought donuts by the dozen He warned us that Aunt Bertha couldn’t bake But Uncle Hymie ate while singing Maoz Tzur And that was Uncle Hymie's big mistake Our parents stood there beaming as they called us And handed us our presents one by one Bathed in the light The Menorah burning bright Sweet memories as brilliant as the sun CHORUS: Those were the nights of Chanukah I remember long ago When our family got together Little eyes aglow Multi-colored candles burning As the joyous songs were sung How I miss the Menorah lights When we were all so young Where are those nights? Full of fun, full of lights I can still hear their laughter and songs But though they are gone, their spirit still lives on For Bubby's love is still alive and strong CHORUS Those were the nights of Chanukah I remember long ago When our family got together Little eyes aglow Multi-colored candles burning As the joyous songs were sung How I miss the Menorah lights When we were all so young Those were the nights of Chanukah Spent with family and friends Filled with dreams and laughter That we thought would never end So cherish your moments together It’s what Bubby would have done And we wish a happy Chanukah To everyone