Gramin 2008
Benjie Herskowitz, Ma'aleh Adumim

With the I-Pod, MP3 and the MP4
It's no wonder parents instructions, are easy to ignore
Nowadays it's impossible to get their attention, 
neither by hook or by crook 
The only way's to leave a message on their Facebook

Fidel Castro retired, because of old age
Before doing so, he chose a successor for Cuba's center stage
We agree that at 81, Fidel should step aside for another
But why'd he have to choose his 78 year old younger brother?

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, was never actually elected
And of a lot of shenanigans, he was suspected
He is incredibly unpopular, its plain to see
Even the lowly 3% approval rating he got, was from his own family

Maaleh Adumim is our beautiful city
With only one flaw, which is a real pity
Quality of life, great neighbors, that describes our home
If only they’d rid us of that farslugener machsom

Barak Obama, wants to president of the U S of A
But with no track record on Israel, we have to say “no way” 
As Jews, we approach him with trepidation
And if elected, we fear America becoming an “Obama-Nation”

The dollar has fallen, to an unprecedented low
When will it stop? even Frankel says “Dunno”
Did you hear the latest news on last nights Mabat?
Halachically, the dollar is no longer muktzah on Shabbat

Shimon Peres is a well-meaning, but misguided Jew
And until he retires, how much more damage will he do?
There are those who feel that Shimon Peres is attractive
But we’d rather be exposed to something radioactive

To ease Jerusalem traffic, they’re building a Lite-Rail
However, their speed of construction, is that of a snail
Rumor has it - it’ll be operable one fine day
But in which exact century, they’re not willing to say

The missiles fall like rain, on our tiny nation
On second thought, we wish we’d have that much precipitation
Kassamim, Katyushot and now the Grad
Unbelievably, our leaders aren’t the least bit mutrad

The recent steroid scandal has dealt baseball a blow
Also, some people claim that the game is too slow
While it’s true soccer games have more action and are more exciting 
But that’s only because of all the fans fighting

The governor of New York stepped way out of line
And so consequently, he was forced to resign
To succeed in politics, it seems clear to me
That experience in lying and cheating, must be high on your C.V.

Another year has passed since our last Purim seudah
Lots we learned since then – such as who’s Boaz Ahuda
Our useless government, allowing Sderot to suffer is just insane
Our only hope is the coming of Moshiach, bemheira beyameinu, amen.