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All: Tradition tradition,tradition (repeat) papas: who day and night must scramble for a living, Feed the wife and children, Say his daily prayers and who has the right as master of the house to have the final word at home? All: The papas the papas, tradition (repeat) Mamas: Who must know the way to make a proper home a quiet home, a kosher home? Who must raise a family and run the home so papa's free to read the holy book? All: The mamas the mamas tradition (repeat) Sons: at three I started Hebrew school at ten I learned a trade. I hear they picked a bride for me I hope she's pretty. All: The sons the sons tradition (repeat) Daughters: And who does mama teach to mend and tend and fix. Preparing me to marry whoever papa picks? All: The daughters the daughters tradition (repeat)
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Notes
the clip here is an interpretation of this song by one of the avantgarde klezmer groups, featured on the recording Knitting on the Roof from the Knitting Factory.
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