Pretty Fly For A Rabbi

Al Yankovic

Veren zol fun dir a blintsa


(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey


(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey


(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey


And all the goyim say I'm pretty fly for a rabbi


Meccha leccha hi, meccha hiney hiney ho


Our temple's had a fair share of rabbis in the past


But most of 'em were nudniks and none of 'em would last


But our new guy's real kosher, I think he'll do the trick


I tell ya, he's to dies for - he really knows his shtick


So how's by you? Have you seen this Jew?


Reads the Torah, does his own accounting too


Workin' like a dog at the synagogue


He's there all day, he's there all day


Just say "Vay iz mir!" and he'll kick into gear


He'll bring you lots of cheer and maybe bagels with some shmeer


Just grab your yarmulka and


Hey! Hey! Do that Hebrew thing!


(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey


(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey


(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey


And all the goyim say I'm pretty fly (for a rabbi)


He shops at discount stores, not just any will sufice


He has to find a bargain 'cause he won't pay retail price


He never acts meshugga and he's hardly a schlemiel


But if you wanna haggle, oy, he'll make you such a deal!


People used to scoff, now they say "Mazel tov!"


He's such a macher 'cause he worked his tuchis off


Yeah, he keeps his cool and teaches shul


What's not to like? What's not to like?


On high holy days, you know he prays and prays


And he never eats pastrami on white breath with mayonnaise


Put on your yarmulka and


Hey! Hey! Do that Hebrew thing!


When he's doing a Bar Mitzvah, now that you shouldn't miss


He'll always shlep on down for a wedding or a briss


They say he's got a lot of chutzpah, he's really quite hhhhhip


The parents pay the moyl and he gets to keep the tip


(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey


(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey


(How ya doin' Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey


Meccha leccha hi, meccha meccha cholly ho


He's doin' well, I gotta kve