Song: Elton Johnukah
Original Music by: Elton John; Original Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin
Six13’s Lyrics by: Elliot Olshansky, Rachel Mazor, Lior Melnick, Mike Boxer, Nathaniel Ribner and Josh Sauer
Sung by: Six13
Elton Johnukah
| Donuts with jelly |
| Latkes in the pan |
| Chanukiah, |
| We love to see ya |
| Tiny dreidels in our hands |
| Spin a gimmel, tiny dreidel |
| Count the eight lights burning brightly |
| Light the candles to remember |
| The miracles of yesterday |
| I remember when the Seleucids |
| Said we couldn’t circumcise our kids |
| Study Torah or keep kosher homes |
| It was all too much and Mattathias said “No!” |
| We gave Antiochus quite a shock |
| Fought back his army with spears and rocks |
| Now today, you’ll never find them on our block |
| And throughout all the ages, God has been our rock |
| Am Yisrael chai / עם ישראל חי (The People of Israel lives) (3x) |
| And I think it’s gonna be a long eight nights |
| To celebrate the Festival of Lights |
| Commemorate the miracle of oil |
| Oh, nes gadol / נס גדול (Great miracle) |
| I’m a latke man |
| Latke man, frying up this food of potato |
| Yes, I think we’re gonna have a real good time |
| I hope this recipe will come out right |
| I’ve never made sufganiyot at home |
| Oh, no, no, no |
| I'm a latke man . . . |
| And the Maccabees, they lit their lights |
| Like the candles in the window |
| Always knowing they’d see victory |
| When the Greeks came in |
| And although the Great Menorah |
| Is no longer lit |
| The oil burned out long ago |
| Traditions never did |
| We can never know what it’s like |
| Only having oil left for just one night |
| Just a tiny little light that shined so true |
| But then a miracle occurred: |
| It burned for eight nights through |
| Don’t you know we’re still standing, each and every Yid |
| ‘Cause the Jews are true survivors |
| Yeah, we beat the Seleucids |
| Yeah, the oil kept burning, after all eight nights |
| Like Judah and the Maccabees who wouldn’t give up on the fight |
| We’re still standing (4x) |
