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The Maccabees fought the Syrian Greeks
This is the tale of which Hannukah speaks
They were outnumbered
And their way of life was under siege
The way the fought
Had to be seen to be believed
The Syrian Greeks led by Antiochus
A ruler whoâd have loved to throw
The Jews under the bus
But Judah Maccabee and his brave group of men
Fought against great odds and won their temple back again
And before the war was over
There was oil for one day
To keep the lights bright
Burning through the night
But the oil for one day
Burned for eight and they
We're OK
And thatâs the miracle we celebrate today
And before the war was over
There was oil for one day
To keep the lights bright
Burning through the night
But the oil for one day
Burned for eight and they
We're OK
And thatâs the miracle we celebrate today
- Album:
- Hoody
- Reno
- Hannukah Songs
- Drifter
- Fleeting Days
- New American Language
- Smartie Mine
- Miscellaneous
- Fifty Eggs
- Dan Bern
- Non-Album Releases
- Three Feet Tall
- Live in Los Angeles
- Dan Bern Live In Los Angeles
- Doubleheader
- 2 Feet Tall
- Two Feet Tall
- Songs of Fall
- The Swastika EP
- Delicatessen, Volume 5: Cooking Vinyl Sampler 2003