Blues meets klezmer
Sapo & Carolyn Shaffer
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A friend once said to me: "Even kosher wine gives me the blues." and I answered: "That's a song right there! We gotta write it!". So we did.
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KOSHER SONG
well I thought I was covered
I wear a belt with my suspenders
I’ve gone all the way organic
now come on! doc, I just can’t be sick
I don’t jay walk on the wild side like the cool kids do
I say my prayers, I brush my teeth, hell! I even repent too
but even kosher wine gives me the blues…
I always set my alarm clock
I know my faith is just around the block
but then I always miss my bus
you know I just wanna be one of “us”
I give a hand, I give a shit & I don’t ask for a dime
I do it good, I do it fast & I do it all before my bed time
but even kosher wine gives me the blues…
Il Bottero was my wine
it only cost 8.99$
now I fill my cup with Kedusha
fill my prayers with Kavannah
I dot my “i”s, I cross my “t”s & stay on the dotted line
I close my eyes, I cross my heart & hope to fall
through the grape vine
but even kosher wine gives me the blues…
well I thought I was covered
just like my elbow & my knee
no matter how much time I’ve served
in the Salvation Army
I only got what I deserved
& the blues, it ain’t for honkies like me
I’ll take a hint, I’ll take my thirst to the next wishing well
I’ll take a pill, hell! make it two;
the medicine ain’t working all that well
well I thought I was covered (bis, bis)
I wear a belt with my suspenders
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