VARIATIONS 2
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He’s Coming to America
Hotel In California
Narrow Bridge
613
Daniella
He Wrote The Psalms
We Are Your World
Reachin' Out
Top Of The Bimah
One Thin Story
He’s Coming to America
(N. Diamond/ S. Stefansky/ G. Veroba)
Long, we’ve been waiting so long
Without a home, but still we’re standing strong.
Dream, yearning for our dream,
We’ve come so close, closer than it seems.
On the streets and in the schools,
He’s coming, coming closer now.
In the shops and in the shuls,
He’s coming, coming closer now.
Home, though it seems so far away,
We’re approaching so near today
Home, for our prayers never cease.
We will keep the mitzvos in peace.
No, it can’t be so long.
No, it won’t be too long.
Everywhere around the world,
He’s coming, coming closer now.
Every corner in the world,
He’s coming, coming closer now.
Any day he will be here,
He’s coming, coming closer now.
Collecting us from everywhere,
He’s coming, coming closer now
He’s coming to America.
He’s coming up to Canada.
He’s coming to Afghanistan.
He’s coming to the Holyland today.
Today…today…today…today…
Eliyahu hanavi,Eliyahu hatishbi
Bim’heira yavo, im Mashiach ben David…Today!
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Hotel In California
(D. Henley/ G. Frey/ D. Felder/ S. Rockoff/ G. Veroba)
Through a darkened hallway I am searching with care,
With the help of a candle, for chometz everywhere.
Up ahead, in the distance, is it bread, am I right?
With my spoon and my feather I am sweeping tonight.
Now I stand in the doorway, every crumb I have found.
Soon, with all of our luggage, we’ll take off from the ground.
Now I blow out the candle, soon we’ll be on our way.
As we leave, I lock the door, and I can hear them say…
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“Pesach at a hotel in California!”
My whole family will be 'round the table with me.
We’ll come to the hotel in California,
They’ll be waiting on me. I will truly be free!
Our friends drive to the airport in their Mercedes Benz.
We're glad to be staying at home with family and friends.
The kids will sing "Ma Nishtana," everything will be set
On the night we remember what we cannot forget.
So I'll pour arba kosos, “Please bring me my wine.”
And I said, "I wouldn't give this up for the world,
Pesach home is divine.”
And I remember those people, so far away.
We'll stay up 'til the middle of the night,
And this is what we'll say:
“Pesach at a hotel in California!”
My whole family will be 'round the table with me.
We don't even have think of California.
Here at home, we will be, our whole family.
Crystal on the ceiling, Zinfandel on ice, and we said:
"We were all just prisoners there, but now isn't this nice!
Now that we're out of danger, we'll gather for the feast.
We once feared for all our lives, but they can't kill our beliefs."
One more thing to remember, Eliyahu's at the door.
He'll join us in our passage back to the place we were before.
While we relax on our left sides, we are destined to be free.
Have your seder any place you like, it doesn't have to be…
Pesach at a hotel in California. My whole family could be
Anywhere with me, living it up at a hotel in California
Or at the NEVELE, just as long as we’re free.
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Narrow Bridge
(P. Simon/S. Stefansky)
When you're weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes,
Have no fear at all.
He's on your side, when all seems lost
And hope just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water,
You will reach dry ground.
When you're all alone,
Hashem hears your call.
When you can't find your way,
Have no fear at all.
He'll light the way when darkness comes.
You'll hear his voice resound,
Like a bridge over troubled water,
You will reach dry ground.
All the world is one narrow bridge
And when you start to fall,
He hears your silent cry.
The sun will shine for you in the end
So have no fear, my friend.
Narrow bridge over troubled water,
You will soon transcend.
Narrow bridge over troubled water
Gesher Tzaar Meod
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613
(R. M. Sherman/ R. B. Sherman/ E. Rachaim)
It came outa’ my past and into my life,
Its author divine.
613, it’s beautiful and it’s mine.
Its Adam and Eve and what to believe,
It’s milk and honey and wine.
613, it’s beautiful and it’s mine.
The laws of money, the Sukkah booth,
Blintzes, Matzoh and telling the truth,
The lulav group and the birds in the coup,
The laws of finding a fly in your soup!
Its Jacob and sons. Esav, it shuns.
Its “Goldstein, Friedman and Klein.”
613, it’s beautiful and it’s mine.
Pesach comes, toss the leaven.
Every Shabbos is made in heaven.
A good deed a day keeps the pagans at bay,
And what we need, we get when we pray.
So study the law, the lessons and lore,
Its ageless wisdom you’ll find.
613, it’s beautiful and it’s mine.
All mine… all mine… all mine.
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Daniella
(E. John/ B. Taupin/ S. Stefansky)
Daniella is traveling tonight on a plane.
I can see the El Al flight
Taking her so far away,
Taking Daniella off to the sky.
And I know we planned this,
b
ut I can't remember why.
Eretz Yisroel has so much to give.
Daniella says it's the best place
For learning the real way to live,
Spending a year far away on her own
In Yerushalyim,
Discovering a second home.
Daniella, my daughter, you are a part of me.
Can you perceive the pain,
The pain of setting you free?
Yet, how you've gained, the lessons now ingrained.
Daniella, you have grown\
In this year, far from home.
Daniella is traveling tonight on a plane.
I can see the El Al flight
Bringing her back once again,
Back with the memories of all that she's done.
And it all was worth it,
To see the person she's become.
Oh, I can see, Daniella,
In just one year, what you've become.
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He Wrote The Psalms
(B. Johnston/ S. Rockoff)
His name will live forever,
He wrote Tehillim, the Psalms.
His words, they bring us all together,
Dovid Hamelech. Yes, he wrote the Psalms.
He wrote the Psalms that all the whole world sings,
He wrote of holy love and blessed things.
He wrote the songs that make Neshomas cry,
He wrote the Psalms, He wrote the Psalms.
He claimed Yerushalayim
Our city, forever more.
After 3,000 years we've not forgotten,
Hearing us singing, L'Dovid Mizmor.
(He wrote the Psalms....)
His Hallel makes you dance
And gives your spirit a second chance,
And he wrote Hashem ro’i lo echsor.
Your faith, restored again,
Mizmor Shir, praise Hashem.
It’s from him, Tehillim.
It’s for you, it's for me,
It's a world-wide symphony!
(He wrote the Psalms....)
Dovid Hamelech. Yes, he wrote the Psalms.
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We Are Your World
(M. Jackson/ L. Richie/ S. Stefansky)
There comes a time,
As we watch our lives unfold,
When the world feels strange, future unknown.
There’s a child born, it’s a gift from up above,
A gift, yet hard to realize.
We can go on and pretend we just don’t see
This new life, unique, special, unsure.
We are all a part of Hashem’s great family,
And so we all join to welcome him.
We are your world, we are your children.
We are the ones who show you how
To love the life you’re living.
Hashem chose us as his glorious design.
We’ll make this world a better place
For you and me.
Give them your hand,
And let them show you what they see.
Let them share that special warmth from inside.
And though you think
You’re giving them your heart,
In the end, it’s you who have received.
(We are your world...)
When it seems so hard,
You’ll know it’s all worthwhile,
If you just believe that simple trust and smile.
Let’s realize that Moshiach’s gonna come,
With the help of children like this one.
(We are your world...)
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Reachin' Out
(B. Joel/ D. Golding/ S. Rockoff/ S. Stefansky)
Anthony searching and hoping to find,
A Yid who's religious and friendly.
Someone to talk to and settle his mind,
To be wanted is better than lonely.
So, won’t you get involved and bring him back?
He's gotta know right now.
Coming to shul, but hiding in the back,
Aaron needs more than your money.
So, won't you open your heart,
‘Cause that's what it's all about.
Come on, now don't give him up
'Cause he's reachin' out.
He's reachin' out. Take his hand. Understand.
Debbie, she wants to bentch licht Friday night,
So why don't you teach her the bracha,
Shabbos is always the time to invite
People living so far from mishpacha.
Now, this will be the chance
We need to bring her back,
She's gotta know right now.
Tell her that her questions are right on track.
Devorah needs you to befriend her
So, won't you open your heart,
Cause that's what it's all about
Tell her you'll keep reachin' up
When she's reachin' out.
Yeah, she's reachin' out.
Let her know. Tell her so.
Aaron and Devorah have come a long way,
Now they are planning their chupah.
Dozens of new things to learn everyday,
But they want to know the halachah.
They have so many questions on their minds,
They gotta know right now.
You can talk on the phone with them overtime,
And that is the greatest tzedakah.
So, won't you open your heart,
Show them what you're all about.
Come on, now, just keep it up
'Cause they're reachin' out.
Yeah, they're reachin' out.
You should be there. I'll be there.
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Top Of The Bimah
(J. Bettis/ R. Carpenter/S. Stefansky)
Something seems so different in the air.
I just can’t believe that day is drawing near.
As far back as I recall, ever since I was so small,
My Bar Mitzvah day I’ve planned and I’ve prepared.
Everything I hoped that life would be
Is now coming true, especially for me.
All the mitzvos are now mine
And my role is redefined,
Hearing “Mazel Tov” from everyone I see.
I’m at the top of the bimah,
Looking at the congregation
And the greatest explanation I can find
Is that my time has finally come
For Bar Mitzvah I’ve become,
And that puts me at the top of the world.
Putting on my tfillin, I’m in awe.
This great mitzvah for me is now the law.
Yes, my childhood has passed. I am a man at last,
And I read my haftorah without a flaw.
I feel a whole new life about to start.
I’m an adult now and plan to play the part.
For a minyan count me in,
Now my future will begin
With the joy of my Bar Mitzvah in my heart.
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One Thin Story
(D. Lambert/ B. Potter/ S. Stefansky/G. Veroba)
Listen, children to a story,
Rather strange, but sadly true,
About a man who wears a kippah,
Prays three times a day, like you.
When he drives to work each morning
Something quickly seems to change,
When it comes down to his business,
Anything can be arranged.
Go ahead and fool your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
I don't where you think you're going,
Come the judgment day.
When it comes down to your wallet,
All that's honest fades away.
So my children, you may wonder,
Though it seems hard to believe
That a man who looks so honest,
Is a man who could deceive.
Can't afford to pay tuition,
“Teachers have to understand.”
Paying off a sky-high mortgage,
Then we'll go to Disneyland.
(Go ahead and fool …)
Borrows money from his neighbor,
Buys a Lexus to display.
When he files Chapter 11,
“It's only business, it's OK.”
So, dear children, listen closely
To this very sound advice:
Greed and money will not lead you
Down the road to Paradise.
(Go ahead and fool …)
Go ahead and love your neighbor,
Go ahead and help a friend.
Do it in the name of heaven,
You’ll appreciate it in the end.
Remember our destination,
Come the judgment day.
When it comes down to your money,
Don’t throw honesty away.
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