LYRIC
HASHOVAS AVEIDAH- Country Yossi- Who Is He
If you find something lying on the street,
Give it back,
Give it back.
If you find somebody’s wallet at your feet,
Give it back,
Oh, give it back.
‘Cause the Mitzvah that you’re getting
Is worth more than what you’re finding
And you’ll make somebody happy when you do.
So don’t put it off till later
‘Cause Hashovas Aveidah
Is a Mitzvah that’ll make you happy too.
(Ok, Tuki, now listen well.
I’m gonna sing it to you one more time.)
If you find something lying on the street,
Give it back,
Give it back.
If you find somebody’s wallet at your feet,
Give it back,
Oh, give it back.
‘Cause the Mitzvah that you’re getting
Is worth more than what you’re finding
And you’ll make somebody happy when you do.
So don’t put it off till later
‘Cause Hashovas Aveidah
Is a Mitzvah that’ll make you happy too.
(Ok, Tuki. Now you understand what I’m trying to say in this song?)
(Oh, 100%, Country Yossi. I got it! 76, 94…)
(Will you stop counting that money already? Gevalt Geshrigen!)
(Why, you wanna count it?)
(No, I don’t wanna count it. I want you to tell all the Kinderlach
What you’re supposed to do when you find something lying in the street. Ok?)
(Oh, I’ll tell them all right, what they’re supposed to do! 101, 102…)
If you find something lying on the street,
Pick it up,
It won’t last.
If you find somebody’s wallet at your feet,
Nem de gelt,
Spend it fast!
‘Cause the money that you’re finding
Will buy you a lot of spending
So much toys and candy, pizza and much more.
See you later, Alligator
Spend it now- don’t wait till later,
Hurry up, I’ll meet you in the candy store.
(Cut the music, this is meshigeh!
This is ridiculous, stop the music!
Stop the music! Oh, brother…
Tuki, going to the candy store
And buy pizza and toys and candy…
You know that’s not what you’re supposed to do
When you find something lying in the street!)
(It’s not?!?)
(Oh, brother. This is absurd.
Tuki, let’s just forget about this song.
I have to go to the Shteebel, and I’ll see you later.
Oh, by the way, Tuki,
Remember the new baseball glove you lost last week?)
(Yeah… boy, I still feel sick about that.)
(Well, your classmate Moshe Shmeel brought it here today.
He found it in the schoolyard. He said I should return it to you.)
(Moshe Shmeel found my glove and he gave it back?)
(Yup, here it is!)
(Oh, my baseball glove! Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy,
Am I happy, Country Yossi!
What a nice guy that Moshe Shmeel is.
I can’t wait to thank him.)
(AND he got the big Mitzvah of Hashovas Aveidah, Tuki.)
(Ok, I get it. I see what you mean, Country Yossi.
Well you know, I wouldn’t mind getting that Mitzvah myself
And making somebody really happy.
You know what? Let’s look in that wallet I found
And see if there is a name
And if I could call that guy up and tell him that I found his wallet.)
(Really, Tuki?)
(Yeah. I’m gonna return his wallet.)
(And the money too?!?)
(Oh, the money too…)
(Ok… The money too. So I won’t be rich…)
(Oh, you’ll be rich in Mitzvohs, Tuki!
And that’s much more important, right?)
(Right, Country Yossi! I’ll call him soon, but first,
Could we sing that song one more time, Country Yossi?)
(Sure, Tuki, let’s go!)
If you find something lying on the street,
I’ll give it back,
I’ll give it back.
Andf you find somebody’s wallet at your feet, (What are you gonna do, Tuki?)
I’ll give it back,
I’ll give it back.
‘Cause the Mitzvah that I’m getting
Is worth more than what I’m finding
Even though I really want that candy bad.
I won’t put it off till later
‘Cause Hashovas Aveidah
Is a Mitzvah that’ll make somebody glad.
(One more time)
If you find something lying on the street,
Give it back,
Give it back.
If you find somebody’s wallet at your feet, (What do you do, Country Yossi?)
Give it back,
Oh, give it back.
‘Cause the Mitzvah that you’re getting
Is worth more than what you’re finding
And you’ll make somebody happy when you do.
So don’t put off till later
‘Cause Hashovas Aveidah
Is a Mitzvah that’ll make you happy too.
(Ok, Tuki, that was great! Boy, am I proud of you.
So let me ask you one more time.
What are you gonna when you find something lying in the street???)
I’ll give it back.