It's hard to be a Jew on Christmas My Friends won't let me join in any games And I can't sing Christmas songs Or decorate a Christmas tree
Or leave water out for Rudolph 'Cos there's something wrong with me My people don't believe in Jesus Christ's divinity I'm a Jew, a lonely Jew on Christmas
Hanukkah is nice but why is it That Santa passes over my house every year? And instead of eating ham I have to eat kosher latkes
Instead of 'Silent Night' I'm singing 'Hu Hagtol Gavish' And what the fuck is up With lighting all these fucking candles, tell me please?
I'm a Jew, a lonely Jew, I can't be merry 'Cos I'm Hebrew on Christmas
Hey, little boy, I can't help but hear You're feeling left out of Christmas cheer But I've come to see that you shouldn't be sad 'Cos this is the one month that you shoud be glad
Because it's nice to be a Jew on Christmas You don't have to deal with the season at all You don't have to be on your best behaviour or give to charity You don't have to go to grandma's house with your alcoholic family
And I don't have to sit on some fake Santa's lap And have him breathe his stinky breath on me That's right, you're a Jew, a stylin' Jew It's a good time to be Hebrew on Christmas