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This song has been reviewed 4 times. Overall score for this song, 9.8.
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Weird Al Yankovic - Pretty Fly (For A Rabbi) Lyrics

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TitlePretty Fly (For A Rabbi)
ArtistWeird Al Yankovic
AlbumRunning With Scissors (1999) , Track 3
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Song lyrics
Veren zol fun dir a blintsa

(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey
(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey
(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey
And all the goyim say I'm pretty fly for a rabbi

Meccha leccha hi, meccha hiney hiney ho

Our temple's had a fair share of rabbis in the past
But most of 'em were nudniks and none of 'em would last
But our new guy's real kosher, I think he'll do the trick
I tell ya, he's to dies for - he really knows his shtick

So how 'bout you? Have you seen this Jew?
Reads the Torah, does his own accounting, too
Workin' like a dog at the synagogue
He's there all day, he's there all day
Just say Vay iz mir! and he'll kick into gear
He'll bring you lots of cheer and maybe bagels with some shmeer
Just grab your yarmulke and
Hey! Hey! Do that Hebrew thing!

(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey
(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey
(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey
And all the goyim say I'm pretty fly (for a rabbi)

He shops at discount stores, not just any will sufice
He has to find a bargain 'cause he won't pay retail price
He never acts meshugga and he's hardly a schlemiel
But if you wanna haggle, oy, he'll make you such a deal!

People used to scoff, now they say Mazel tov!
He's such a macher 'cause he worked his tuchis off
Yeah, he keeps his cool and teaches shul
What's not to like? What's not to like?
On high holy days, you know he prays and prays
And he never eats pastrami on white bread with mayonnaise
Put on your yarmulke and
Hey! Hey! Do that Hebrew thing!

When he's doing a Bar Mitzvah, now that you shouldn't miss
He'll always shlep on down for a wedding or a briss
They say he's got a lot of chutzpah, he's really quite hhhhhip
The parents pay the moyl and he gets to keep the tip!

(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey
(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey
(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey

Meccha leccha hi, meccha meccha cholly ho

He's doin' well, I gotta kvell
The yentas love him, even shicksas think he's swell
Show up at his home, he says Shalom
And Have some cake - you want some cake?
Yah, he calls the shots, we really love him lots
Oy gevalt, I'm so ferklempt that I could plotz
So grab your yarmulke
The one you got for Chanukah
Let's put on our yarmulkes and
Hey! Hey! Do that Hebrew thing!
lyrics submitted by Louis
lyrics corrected by chris on 28-11-2008




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26-04-2004 20:19danastasia is offline danastasia 

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what does it translate into?
12-06-2004 23:49thriceluver1 is offline thriceluver1 

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what DOES it translate to???????????????
01-08-2004 20:04Tommy_Morgan is offline Tommy_Morgan 

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Oy Veh is Uh-huh
03-12-2004 18:46INTERGENDERFEMA is offline INTERGENDERFEMA 

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do u fink it translates into pretty fly for a white guy p.s its brillant and weird
19-03-2005 16:04Wonder_Woman21 is offline Wonder_Woman21 

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whos bernie tho??
28-09-2009 08:55bleedingvampire is offline bleedingvampire 

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Uhm.. actually Oy Vey does NOT mean Uh huh. It means like "oh dear" kinda. Nudniks="Obnoxious" or something like "Nuisances". Shtick="a bit" like an acting bit. Vay iz mir="Woe is me". Yarmulka=a traditional Jewish cap worn during prayers..except orthodox jews wear them all the time. Shul=Synagogue..... and yeah im not gonna write them all down lol.


I 3 this song though..it's hilarious.


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