When I was a little girl, everyone had Christmas
Gifts under a tall tree, not me, not me
One day, day breaks, mama said let's make some pancakes
Not the kind from IHOP, for goodness sakes
Tchotchkes, latkes, can I have some more, please?
Applesauce and sour cream, tchotchkes, latkes
Tchotchkes, latkes, spin the dreidel endlessly
Play for girls or just for free, tchotchkes, latkes
When I was a little girl, everyone had Christmas
When I was a maid of luck, everyone had Santa Claus
On his lap they'd wish and want, not me, not me
One night, God's might, showed me the menorah light
Miracles and maccabees, eight days of tchotchkes
Tchotchkes, latkes, can I have some more, please?
Applesauce and sour cream, tchotchkes, latkes
Tchotchkes, latkes, spin the dreidel endlessly
Play for girls or just for free, tchotchkes, latkes
When I was a young woman
And I had my own home
Mama gave me permission
To use her special recipe
Potatoes, oil, a dash of salt
Onions, bad breath, oi, give all
I became a maharav
Hanukkah delicacies
One, two, three, everybody now
Tchotchkes, latkes, can I have some more, please?
Applesauce and sour cream, tchotchkes, latkes
Tchotchkes, latkes, spin the dreidel endlessly

Play for girls or just for free, tchotchkes, latkes
Play for girls or just for free, tchotchkes, latkes