A WICKED, WICKED MAN- Traditional Purim Song

VERSE 1:
Oh, once there was a wicked, wicked man
And Haman was his name sir,
He would have murdered all the Jews,
Though they were not to blame sir.

CHORUS:
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be,
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be
And nosh some hamentashen.

VERSE 2:
And Esther was the lovely queen
Of King Achashverosh,
When Haman said he’d kill us all,
Oh my how he did scare us.

CHORUS:
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be,
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be
And nosh some hamentashen.

VERSE 3:
But Mordechai her cousin bold,
Said what a dreadful chutzpah,
If guns were but invented now
This Haman I would shoot sir.

CHORUS:
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be,
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be
And nosh some hamentashen.

VERSE 4:
When Esther speaking to the King
Of Haman’s plot made mention,
“Ha, ha” said he, ” Oh no he won’t.
I’ll spoil his bad intention.”

CHORUS:
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be,
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be
And nosh some hamentashen.

VERSE 5:
The guest of honor he shall be
This clever Mr. Smarty.
And high above us he shall swing,
At a little hanging party.

CHORUS:
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be,
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be
And nosh some hamentashen.

VERSE 6:
Of all his cruel and unkind ways,
This little joke did cure him,
And don’t forget we owe him thanks,
for this jolly feast of Purim!

CHORUS:
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be,
Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be
And nosh some hamentashen.