LYRIC
WILKES-BARRE- Sung & Composed by Shmuel Kunda- There’s Zaidy
VERSE 1:
I wanna visit Wilkes-Barre
That’s the place I wanna be,
I wanna go to Wilkes-Barre
Oh that’s the place for me.
There’s no place like Wilkes-Barre
A place that people wanna see,
They would gladly pay a fee
To visit Wilkes-Barre.
CHORUS 1:
The Susquehanna River
That rises past its peak,
The mail that gets delivered
every other week.
You can get there quickly
By flying down Route 80,
Bring your friends and family
Even Bubby Zaidy.
VERSE 2:
There’s lots of activity
Happening in Wilkes-Barre,
Like picking apples off a tree
Or mowing your front lawn.
There’s the bank of Wilkes-Barre
It opens 2 and closes 3,
So the guard who keeps security
Has a chance to yawn.
CHORUS 2:
A place where a real traffic jam
Has never yet been seen,
Cause there are no red lights there
Only yellow green.
A place you’ll see wild creatures
Like rabbits ducks or beavers,
And 2 Shuls are featured
Plus a nice Yeshivah!
VERSE 3:
The Mayor runs a library
For the town of Wilkes-Barre,
The police chief runs a grocery
Waiting for a crime.
The judge he runs a laun-de-ree
In the court of Wilkes-Barre,
Don’t park your car illegally
Cause tickets are a dime.
CHORUS 3:
The police chief and the captain
Are marching on their beat,
To make sure that no citizens
Throws papers on the street.
The Yidden there are friendly
The shul there feels so homey,
Potato kugel for all those
Who come to daf hayomi.
VERSE 4:
The Yidden out in Wilkes-Barre
Have real hospitality,
You’re treated just like family
When you’ll come roaming by.
Cause it’s a real community
When you are in Wilkes-Barre,
You share a ride or recipe
Or a slice of pie.
CHORUS 4:
The Susquehanna River
Would often spring a leak,
And mail that gets delivered
Every other week.
With streams and lakes and rivers
And trees that are so shady,
Bring your friends and family
And your Bubby Zaidy!