Tonight is the first night of Hannukah. My daughter her friends and I will of course play dreidel.
(I defend my enthusiasm for the game in this article I published last year in the LA Times: "Dreidel: A seemingly foolish game that contains the moral world in miniature".)
We will sing the Dreidel Song.
I have a little dreidel,
I made it out of clay.
And when it's dry and ready,
Oh dreidel I will play!
Here's the problem, though. Never ever have I seen a clay dreidel, much less made one by hand. So the song is a lie!
Some of our dreidels, none made of clay.
I propose the following alternative lyrics:
I have a little dreidel,
They made it out of plastic.
And when I spin a gimmel,
It's gonna be fantastic!
Or:
I have a little dreidel,
They made it out of wood.
And when I spin a gimmel,
It's gonna feel so good!
Or:
I have a little dreidel,
They made it out of steel.
And when I spin a gimmel,
Oh how good I'll feel!
Etc.
Not sure what to do with the aluminum dreidel, though....
5 comments:
I have a little dreidel
Made of aluminum.
And when I spin a gimmel,
My day will be less glum!
I have a little dreidel, Made out of aluminium, When I spin a gimmel, I’ll buy a condominium.
I have a little Dreidel
I Made the meaning of it out of my own clay
And when that part I drew from me is dry and ready
Oh dreidel I will play!
:-)
I don’t know if this will come up on blogger, but the South Park version was humorous.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4yg26k
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