I'll tell a tale, tale, tale, tale, yeah
Of Maccabees in Israel-ael-ael-ael, yeah
When the Greeks tried to assail-sail-sail-sail, yeah
But it was all to no avail-vail-vail, vail, yeah, yeahThe war went on and on and on
Until the mighty Greeks were goneYeah, I flip my latkes in the air sometimes
Sayin' hey-o, spin the dreidel
Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights
Singin', hey-o, light the candleWe say, "Al hanissim", oh yeah, for all eight nights
Then we play dreidel by the candlelight
And I told you once, now I told you twice
'Bout the miracle of the candlelightThey took the field, field, field, field
Their rivals thought are they for real, real, real, real?
Those Maccabees, they'd never yield, yield, yield, yield
They charged ahead with sword and shield, shield, shield, shield, yeah, yeahThe war went on and on and on
Until the mighty Greeks were goneYeah, I flip my latkes in the air sometimes
Sayin' hey-o, spin the dreidel
Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights
Singin', hey-o, light the candleWe say, "Maoz tzur", oh yeah, for all eight nights
Then we play dreidel by the candlelight
And I told you once, now I told you twice
'Bout the miracle of the candlelightAnd the great menorah
For eight days, it kept on burning
What a celebration
A great return to Torah learning'Cause I can feel it
And I
Nes gadol, nes gadol
Nes gadol hayah shamNes gadol hayah sham
Nes gadol hayah shamI flip my latkes in the air sometimes
Sayin' hey-o, spin the dreidel
Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights
Singin', hey-o, light the candleWe say, "Maoz tzur", oh yeah, for all eight nights
Then we play dreidel by the candlelight
And I told you once, now I told you twice
'Bout the miracle of the candlelight
Songwriters
Bonnie Leigh Mc Kee;Benjamin Levin;Max Martin;Jacob Taio Cruz;Lukasz GottwaldPublished by
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