Oy bin ikh a mazeldiker yid Oy bin ikh a mazeldiker yid Vi ikh gey un vi ikh shtey Her ikh nor on eyn geshrey Oy bin ikh a mazeldiker yid
Hob ikh kinder kleyne fil Kinder hoyln nakhes, Hob ikh khoyves mer vi hor Un keyn cent in pocket.
Kum ikh nor fun dem shop, Kum shoyn heym a mider, Fangen on di kinder mir Zingen kinderlider.
Oy bin ikh a mazeldiker yid…
Tate koyf mir shikhelakh, Tate gib a penny. Shmildik vil a bicycle, A vestele vil Fanny.
Un mayn vaybl yomert shtil, Veynt zi shoyn mit trern, Vayl es iz a mie shoyn Di kinderlakh tsu hern.
Oy bin ikh a mazeldiker yid…
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Oh, am I a mighty lucky, mighty lucky Jew! Oh, am I a mighty lucky, mighty lucky Jew! From today ‘til I die You will always hear me cry: Oh, am I a mighty lucky, mighty lucky Jew!
I have lots of little kids, They should bring us nakhes, But I’ve got more debts than hair, Nothing in my pockets:
When I’m finished at the shop, I come home so tired, Kids are singing children’s songs, Then they start a riot.
Oh, am I a mighty lucky, mighty lucky Jew...
“Papa, buy some shoes for me”, “Pop, I want a penny”, Shmildick wants a bicycle, “A blouse I need”, cries Fanny.
Quietly my wife does weep, And her tears she’s drying, For she doesn’t like to hear The children always crying.