LYRIC
BUBBA BASRA- Country Yossi- Captured
(Originally Blame It On The Bossa Nova- Eydie Gormé- Composed By Cynthia Weil & Barry Mann)
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I was in a Shul
When it caught my eye,
On a shtender top
It was open wide.
I began to learn
Swaying to and fro,
And soon I knew
I’d never let it go.
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CHORUS:
Blame it on the Bubba Basra
With its magic spell,
Blame it on the Bubba Basra
That I learnt so well.
Oh, it all began so quite innoncently
Till I realized Eitz Chaim Hi,
Blame it on the Bubba Basra
I learnt so well.
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Was it Nedarim? (No, no, Bubba Basra)
Was it Kiddushin? (No, no, Bubba Basra)
Maybe Hashutfin? (Yeah, yeah, it’s Bubba Basra)
I learnt so well!
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Now I’m proud to say
I’m a fine Rebbi,
And my Talmidim come
To learn from me.
And if they should ask
How it came about,
I’ll smile and say
To them without a doubt:
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CHORUS:
Blame it on the Bubba Basra
With its magic spell,
Blame it on the Bubba Basra
That I learnt so well.
Oh, it all began so quite innoncently
Till I realized Eitz Chaim Hi,
Blame it on the Bubba Basra
I learnt so well.
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Was it Nedarim? (No, no, Bubba Basra)
Was it Kiddushin? (No, no, Bubba Basra)
Maybe Hashutfin? (Yeah, yeah, it’s Bubba Basra)
I learnt so well!
(x2)
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