The Menorah Horah (2020 Version)
A Singalong & Dancealong Holiday Lyric by Adam Powers
The Menorah Horah
My mom taught me a dance, goes something like this
It's goofy not fancy, but fun and has kicks
She said
"Watch, listen, and learn - then follow along
One of those sing-it AND dance-it-yourself songs"
She said
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"First I jump out
Then I jump in
I turn like a dreidel -
Go SPIN SPIN SPIN!
Shine like a Shamash: tall and thin
Doing the Menorah Horah"
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We giggled with delight as Mom jumped and twirled
Looking at each other, saying why not? Let’s give it a whirl!
Do a silly story dance and singalong
All together joining along:
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First you jump out
Then you jump in
You turn like a dreidel
Go SPIN SPIN SPIN!
Shine like a Shamash: tall and thin
Doing the Menorah Horah
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You can also jump around
Move with us - with a different spin
Turn your hands like two dreidels
Together two miracles spin spin spin!
Shine bright with candle-flickering grins
Doing the Menorah Conga
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Now you dash out
Then you dart in
You kick-turn like a dreidel
Dipping into a spin spin spin!
Dazzle like a Shamash: extended when
Doing the Menorah Tango
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How jewish is that?
First being out -
Then being in
Turning with the world: spinning dreidel til we win
To finally shining your brightest -
Living life doing the horah
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Chanukah, Oh Chanukah!
Come Light and Adulation
Miraculous Renewable Phenomena
Dedication, Oh Dedication!
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Chanukah, Ohhh Chanukah
Come Light, Come Menorah
Come Party, Come Together
Come on all now, Menorah Horah:
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First We jump out
Then We jump in
We turn like a dreidel
Go SPIN SPIN SPIN!
Shine like a Shamash: tall and thin
Doing the Menorah Horah.
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— Adam Powers, December 2020
