Pretty Fly for a Rabbi 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 die for - he really knows his shtick

So how's by 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 "Vey 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 suffice

He has to find a bargain 'cause he won't pay retail price

He never acts meshuga 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 tukhus 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 bris

They say he's got a lot of chutzpah, he's really quite chip1

The parents pay the mohel 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'em, even shicksas think he's swell

Show up at his home, he says "Shalom"

And "Have some cake - you want some cake?"

Yeah, he calls the shots, we really love him lots

Oy gewalt, I'm so verklempt 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!

1. It's the word "hip" with a Yiddish "ch" sound.