WEIRD AL YANKOVIC - Pretty Fly For A Rabbi lyrics

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Veren zol fun dir a blintsa<br><br>(how ya doin' bernie? ) oy vey, oy vey<br>(how ya doin' bernie? ) oy vey, oy vey<br>(how ya doin' bernie? ) oy vey, oy vey<br>And all the goyim say I'm pretty fly for a rabbi<br><br>Meccha leccha hi, meccha hiney hiney ho<br><br>Our temple's had a fair share of rabbis in the past<br>But most of 'em were nudniks and none of 'em would last<br>But our new guy's real kosher, I tyhink he'll do the trick<br>I tell ya, he's to dies for - he really knows his shtick<br><br>So how's by you? have you seen this jew? <br>Reads the torah, does his own accounting too<br>Workin' like a dog at the synagogue<br>He's there all day, he's there all day<br>Just say vay iz mir! and he'll kick into gear<br>He'll bring you lots of cheer and maybe bagels with some shmeer<br>Just grab your yarmulka and<br>Hey! hey! do that hebrew thing!<br><br>(how ya doin' bernie? ) oy vey, oy vey<br>(how ya doin' bernie? ) oy vey, oy vey<br>(how ya doin' bernie? ) oy vey, oy vey<br>And all the goyim say I'm pretty fly (for a rabbi)<br><br>He shops at discount stores, not just any will sufice<br>He has to find a bargain 'cause he won't pay retail price<br>He never acts meshugga and he's hardly a schlemiel<br>But if you wanna haggle, oy, he'll make you such a deal!<br><br>People used to scoff, now they say mazel tov!<br>He's such a macher 'cause he worked his tuchis off<br>Yeah, he keeps his cool and teaches shul<br>What's not to like? what's not to like? <br>On high holy days, you know he prays and prays<br>And he never eats pastrami on white breath with mayonnaise<br>Put on your yarmulka and<br>Hey! hey! do that hebrew thing!<br><br>When he's doing a bar mitzvah, now that you shouldn't miss<br>He'll always shlep on down for a wedding or a briss<br>They say he's got a lot of chutzpah, he's really quitehhhhhip<br>The parents pay the moyl and he gets to keep the tip<br><br>(how ya doin' bernie? ) oy vey, oy vey<br>(how ya doin' bernie? ) oy vey, oy vey<br>(how ya doin' bernie? ) oy vey, oy vey<br><br>Meccha leccha hi, meccha meccha cholly ho<br><br>He's doin' well, I gotta kvell<br>The yentas love him, even shicksas think he's swell<br>Show up at his home, he says shalom<br>And have some cake - you want some cake? <br>Yah, he calls the shots, we really love him lots<br>Oy gevalt, I'm so ferklempt that I could plotz<br>So grab your yarmulka<br>The one you got for chanukah<br>Let's put on our yarmulkas and<br>Hey! hey! do that hebrew thing!