Chanuka Night's Alright
(tune of Elton John's Saturday Night's Alright)
From the Shlock Rock website: http://www.shlockrock.com/

Well, the Syrian-Greeks said you can't do no bris,
To observe is not permitted here,
When the second Temple was defiled a lot,
Become a pagan or your death was near.
Well now I'll talk about an army named the Macabees,
Whose mission was now very clear,
They resisted as Jews and didn't take abuse,
Outnumbered but they had no fear.

(Chorus) Oh now every future generation,
Celebrates throughout the land,
'Cause Chanukah night's alright for lighting,
Eight nights is the lighting din.
When they found the oil, there was no supply,
But you know it lasted for eight nights,
'Cause Chanukah nights the festival of lights,
Chanukah nights alright alright to light, oooh.

The Menorah's on the window and when it's night,
Light 'em from the left, and set 'em up from the right,
You can't use the candle light in case you want to read,
It can be lit by every member of your family.
Light Chanukah candles before Sabbath night,
But they have to last thirty minutes into the night,
When the Sabbath ends you know Menorah's lit last,
Give me Havdalah first, and then the lighting task.

Chorus