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Hob ikh mir a mantl fun fartsaytikn shtof Tra la la la Hot es nit in zikh kay gantsenem shtokh Tra la la la Darum, hob ikh zikh fartrakht Un fun dem mantl a rekl gemakht Tra la la
Translated lyrics
I had a little 1) mantl 2) vest 3) coat 4) hat 5) pocket 6) button that I made long ago It had so many patches there was no place to sew, Then I thought and I prayed And from that 1) coat a little jacket I made 2) jacket a little vest I made 3) vest 4) hat 5) pocket 6) button nothing could be made 7. Now I had a little nothing that I made long ago It hasn't any patches, there is nothing to sew From that nothing this little song I made
Notes
The clip featured here is from the CD "Zing with Cindy" I teach in a day school and of course, the new book based on this song won the caldecott.Joseph had an overcoat It's a wonderful book and a great song. One of the parents in the school had an old recording of the song- and low and behold, one item is missing from your version, and from the book- the order is coat, jacket, vest, yarmulke!!!!, tie, button. Seems the song is more Jewish in it's original form.
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