Duvid, Duvid Crockett, King of Delancey Street.
Duvid, Duvid Crockett, This boy you've got to meet.
Born in the wilds of Delancey Street,
home of Gefilte fish and kosher meat.
Handy with a knife (in Yiddish: "oh herzach see") oh listen to this
He flicked (de-feathered) him a chicken when he was only three.
Duvid Crockett,
He sat in the sun (in Yiddish: "gechroket un gebaket")
choking and clearing his throat.
In Eighteen thoyteen (1813) he fought the Indianers,
Then came the Litvaks and the Galitzianers.
Avegeh hargit redskins all over the shtetyl
(He beat the redskins all over the town)
He never lost his head, he never lost his shtetyl (wig)
Duvid, Duvid Crockett, he chewed tobacky (tobacco)
Und geheest und gechroket (gasping and clearing his throat)
Duvid, Duvid Crockett, King of Delancey Street.
He went down South looking for a maidel (girl)
Met a little tstoskeleh (cute girl, or one of questionable reputation)
called Daisy Freydel,
From near and far they cam to the chippy (chupah, a marriage tent)
They elected him president of the B'nai Mississippi.
Mazel tov, Duvid Crockett
A mazel tov du Mama, und deralta chroket (clearing the throat again,
but this time it's also a play on "altah cockeh" -
an old man, or S.O.B.)
He went out West on his ferdeleh Schleim (his dear horse, Sam),
He took along Freydel, his vibeleh shoen (beautiful wife),
Schleim hoit gefleet vi un aeroplane (Sam flew like an airplane).
He got to Las Vegas ahead of the train.
Duvid, Duvid Crockett, he walked up to the crap table mit a full pocket.
Duvid, Duvid Crockett, King of Delancey Street.
He shot like a gambler,heiner ev der veldt (the only one in the world),
Up came two sixes, im drer der gelt (and the money was lost).
He felt very sad, that's my opinion,
He would have said Kaddish (prayer for the dead) but he couldn't
find a minion (minimum number of Jewish men required for a prayer service).
Duvid, Duvid Crockett, farlong der chaysen (he lost his pants),
He went home nocket (naked) - he's back on Delancey Street.
Duvid, Duvid Crockett, This boy you've got to meet.
Born in the wilds of Delancey Street,
home of Gefilte fish and kosher meat.
Handy with a knife (in Yiddish: "oh herzach see") oh listen to this
He flicked (de-feathered) him a chicken when he was only three.
Duvid Crockett,
He sat in the sun (in Yiddish: "gechroket un gebaket")
choking and clearing his throat.
In Eighteen thoyteen (1813) he fought the Indianers,
Then came the Litvaks and the Galitzianers.
Avegeh hargit redskins all over the shtetyl
(He beat the redskins all over the town)
He never lost his head, he never lost his shtetyl (wig)
Duvid, Duvid Crockett, he chewed tobacky (tobacco)
Und geheest und gechroket (gasping and clearing his throat)
Duvid, Duvid Crockett, King of Delancey Street.
He went down South looking for a maidel (girl)
Met a little tstoskeleh (cute girl, or one of questionable reputation)
called Daisy Freydel,
From near and far they cam to the chippy (chupah, a marriage tent)
They elected him president of the B'nai Mississippi.
Mazel tov, Duvid Crockett
A mazel tov du Mama, und deralta chroket (clearing the throat again,
but this time it's also a play on "altah cockeh" -
an old man, or S.O.B.)
He went out West on his ferdeleh Schleim (his dear horse, Sam),
He took along Freydel, his vibeleh shoen (beautiful wife),
Schleim hoit gefleet vi un aeroplane (Sam flew like an airplane).
He got to Las Vegas ahead of the train.
Duvid, Duvid Crockett, he walked up to the crap table mit a full pocket.
Duvid, Duvid Crockett, King of Delancey Street.
He shot like a gambler,heiner ev der veldt (the only one in the world),
Up came two sixes, im drer der gelt (and the money was lost).
He felt very sad, that's my opinion,
He would have said Kaddish (prayer for the dead) but he couldn't
find a minion (minimum number of Jewish men required for a prayer service).
Duvid, Duvid Crockett, farlong der chaysen (he lost his pants),
He went home nocket (naked) - he's back on Delancey Street.
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