LYRIC
THE SHTEEBLE HOP- Country Yossi- Strike Again
(Parody of “Monster Mash”- Bobby Pickett-
Composed By Bobby Pickett & Leonard L. Capizzi)
Oy, yaba baba bai, שְׁנַיִם אוֹחֲזִין בְּטַלִּית
Az tzvei mentshen halten ah talis זֶה אוֹמֵר, אֲנִי מְצָאתִיהָ
Der zugt az ich hoib oisgefinen וְזֶה אוֹמֵר, אֲנִי מְצָאתִיהָ
Un der tzveite zugt az ich hub oisgefinen…
I was learning in the Shteeble late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
All the Seforim from the shelves began to rise
And suddenly, to my surprise…
CHORUS 1:
They did the hop- they did the Shteeble hop,
The Shteeble hop- it’s a hard dance to top,
They did the hop- once you start, you can’t stop,
They did the hop- they did the Shteeble hop.
Then Bava Kamma jumped down from the wall
Had Bava Basra dancing into the hall
Bava Metziah just stopped tzu luchis
While busy dancing with Masechta Brachos.
CHORUS 1:
They did the hop- they did the Shteeble hop,
The Shteeble hop- it’s a hard dance to top,
They did the hop- once you start, you can’t stop,
They did the hop- they did the Shteeble hop.
The Mishnayos were having fun- gib ah tantz, wah ooh
The siyum had just begun- gib ah tantz, wah ooh
The goyim walked in and they took one look- gib ah tantz, wah ooh
And they chalished, one by one.
The whole Talmid Bavli jumped down from the shelf
Which left Yerushalmi all by itself
Then they formed a big circle and they danced the night through
So I got up to join them for a Rikud or two.
CHORUS 1:
They did the hop- they did the Shteeble hop,
The Shteeble hop- it’s a hard dance to top,
They did the hop- once you start, you can’t stop,
They did the hop- they did the Shteeble hop.
Out from the Seforim Shrank, a voice did ring
It seems it was troubled by just one thing
In a voice so loud that it couldn’t be missed
It said, “Whatever happened to the Challi role twist”?
CHORUS 2:
It’s now the hop- it’s now the Shteeble hop,
The Shteeble hop- it’s a hard dance to top,
It’s now the hop- once you start, you can’t stop,
It’s now the hop- it’s now the Shteeble hop.
Well, now my Shteeble is famous, you can well understand
And the Shteeble hop is the hit of the land
If you want to learn it, we’ll be happy to do
When you get to the Shteeble, tell them Yossi sent you.
CHORUS 3:
They did the hop- then you can Shteeble hop,
The Shteeble hop- it’s a hard dance to top,
Then you can hop- once you start, you can’t stop,
Then you can hop- then you can Shteeble hop.
Kimst, kimst, loif tantzen di Shteeble hop
Farges vegen di kezatke!
Vus far ah czardsh?
Men daf ton di Shteeble hop ah gantze nacht!
Kim, tantz!
Kim, alleh, lomir ton di Shteebe hop!
Ah gantz nacht, ‘siz ah mechaye!
Lomir alleh tantzen givalt geshrigen!
Teen di Shteeble hop!