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A Year of Stories #12: Be Happy, It's Sukkot

10/5/2014

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I figure since Reb Zalman tz'l loved my raps, 
that he would also love this song! 
Feel free to use with attribution. Lyrics below.

חג סכות שמח


My late rebbe, R' Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, zt"l, (זכר צדיק לברכה) was a master storyteller. He taught: "a good story is one where the mind surprises the heart". "A Year of Stories" is dedicated to his memory. I invite you to forward the link to these stories so that they find their way into the hearts of other listeners and tellers.
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Be Happy - It's Sukkot  
Music: Bobby McFerrin  Lyriucs: Mark Novak


Here’s a little song I wrote
About the festival of Sukkot
Be Happy - It’s Sukkot

You take the lulav and the etrog too
You shake em shake em shake em that’s what you do
Be Happy - It’s Sukkot

(chorus) Oy Oy Oy...
Oy oy Hodu LaShem (2x)
Ki Tov
Oy Oy Oy...
Oy oy Ki L’olam (2x) Chasdo

We march around the congregation
7 hakafot in celebration
Be Happy - It’s Sukkot 

We eat our meals out under the sky
In the sukkahs we build and if you ask me why I’ll tell you 
Be Happy - It’s Sukkot 
(chorus)

We greet and honor our ushpizin 
from Abraham to David and in between
Be Happy, It’s Sukkot

And should our minhag be egalitarian
We welcome Sarah, Rachel, Esther, Abigail, and Miriam
Be Happy, It’s Sukkot  
(chorus)

V'samach'ta V'cha'ge'cha V'ha'yi'ta Ach Sameach

Be Happy It's Sukkot (with apologies to Bobby McFerrin)   
©Mark Novak 2014    

5 Comments
Rachel
10/5/2014 02:21:48 pm

Love this one! Nice to hear your voice too...

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Chana-Ora link
10/5/2015 05:07:31 am

What a fun and delicious spirit this song presents!

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Dara
10/4/2017 10:53:34 am

love it!! chag sameach!!! ;-)!!

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Joni Brenner link
10/8/2017 07:40:42 am

Thanks Mark
This is beautiful
Bobby Mc Farrin would be thrilled
Love to Rene

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The Spooning Recipes link
11/21/2020 05:28:18 pm

Great reading your blogg

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