Because there is not much to do in Ukraine, and because the country is about sixty years behind the rest of the contemporary world, we spent a great deal of time writing songs making fun of Ukraine. You will notice a Pesach theme running through our lyrics.
to the tune of Brown-Eyed Girl:
Hey where did we go?
Down to the Ukraine.
Six days of driving,
Playing the seder game.
Drinking four cups of grape juice,
Eating lots of borsht
In the cold morning air
My stomachs grumbling oy!!!
The Ukraine game Oy vey, the Ukraine game.
Do you remember when
We could eat bread
sha la la la la tonight
This is a verse we wrote while partaking in kosher-for-Pesach potato-and-blackberry vodka.
Ma nishtana halayla hazeh meekol halaylot?
Shebechol halaylot anu ochleem vodka eem cheeta
Halayla hazeh, halayla hazeh, tapuach adamah.
Why is this night different from all other nights?
On all other nights we drink vodka with wheat
Tonight potato!!
Following is a Ukranian-themed musical that we wrote during our potato-vodka stupor.
(sung to the tune of Oof Gozal by Shlomo Artzi)
Ushgerad, Ternopal Chelmininski
St. Peeeetersburg, Moscow and Kiev
Buchoch, Chertkov, Rovna and Odessa
Oh Ukraine.....
ed note: we are aware that neither St. Petersburg nor Moscow are in the country of Ukraine, but they had the correct number of syllables, so we put them in the song.
this song blends into the next, Ukraine! , a parody of Fame!
Ukraine!
I want a horse and buggy,
I want to drive it that way
Ukraine!
I want a babushka scarf
I'm gonna wear it all day
Ukraine!
I want to lead a seder
I'll eat some borsht and some chrane
Ukraine!
I want to live here forever,
But only if I can change my name....to...
(Blend in to "Mipiam," tune of Meepiel. Ed note: in the Russian alphabet, the English "R" is represented as "P." Therefor, Miriam's name is written "Mipiam." We were a little more than slightly amused by this.)
Mipiam, Mipiam, we all love Mipiam (x2)
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