CAPO 4
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I?ll tell a tale tale tale tale       
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Of Maccabees in Israel el el el
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When the Greeks tried to assail sail sail sail
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But it was all to no avail vail vail vail
                          

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The war went on and on and on
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Until the mighty Greeks were gone


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I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayin 
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ayyy ohhh spin the drei-del  
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Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singing
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ayyy ohhh, light the can-dles
                                                                           

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We say al ha-ni-ssim
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Oh yea for all eight nights
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Then we play dreidel
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By the candle-light

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And I told you once
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Now I told you twice
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Bout the mi-ra-cle
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Of the candle-light
 

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They took the field field field field
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The rivals thought are they for real real real real
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Those maccabees they?d never yield yield yield yield
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They charged ahead with sword and shield shield shield shield
                                 

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The war went on and on and on
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Until the mighty Greeks were gone


   

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I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayin 
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ayyy ohhh spin the drei-del  
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Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singing
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ayyy ohhh, light the can-dles
   

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We say maoz tzur
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Oh yea for all eight nights
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Then we play drei-del
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By the candle-light
                

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And I told you once
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Now I told you twice
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Bout the mi-ra-cle
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Of the candle-light
                
 
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And the great menorah
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For eight days it kept on burning
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What a celebration 
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A great return to Torah learning
          

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Cuz I,I,I can feel it
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And Ay-ay-ay
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Nes gadol, nes gadol
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Nes gadol hayah sham
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Nes gadol hayah sham



                                                                     
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I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayin 
A5    G5              C5    F5   
ayyy ohhh spin the drei-del  
               G5          C5           F5                     
Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singing
A5    G5              C5    F5
ayyy ohhh, light the can-dles
               
   
We say al ha-ni-ssim
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Oh yea for all eight nights
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Then we play dreidel
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By the candle-light

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And I told you once
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Now I told you twice
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Bout the mi-ra-cle
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Of the candle-light