Zemerl

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Oh Haman was a high and mighty bluff,
In Shu Shu Shushan long ago.
He ordered Mordechai to take his derby off
In Shu Shu Shushan long ago.

So we sing, (3x) and raise a row.
	For Haman he was swinging 
	While Mordechai was singing
	In Shu Shu Shushan long ago.

But Mordechai sat and laughed in his face
In Shu Shu Shushan long ago.
So Haman swore he'd exterminate his race
In Shu Shu Shushan long ago.  So we sing. . .

Oh Esther was a timid little maid
In Shu Shu Shushan long ago.
But Mordechai told her she neeedn't be afraid
In Shu Shu Shushan long ago.  So we sing. . .

So she went to the king and she gave him a smile
In Shu Shu Shushan long ago.
The king he liked her manner and her style
In Shu Shu Shushan long ago.  So we sing. . .

Ahasuerus was a jolly little king,
In Shu Shu Shushan long ago,
He ordered Haman to take a little swing,
In Shu Shu Shushan long ago.  So we sing. . . .

(The following is a separate song, which appears on "Purim Song Parade," 1961
https://rsa.fau.edu/mm/assets/albums/f3/f31a06c7d43c407724ce86fea38adb95.pdf

The King's Song
I need a queen, a nice new queen,
To sit beside me on the throne;
And if she's very nice indeed,
I'll give her half the things I own.
	I've looked at maids, so many maids
	With black or red or golden hair,
	But this one shouts, and this one pouts,
	And so for none of these I care.
O you are nice, so very nice!
Sweet Esther will you be my bride?
So here's the throne, and half I own
And a hundred and twenty lands besides.

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