Pretty Fly for a Rabbi Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am](How ya doin', Bernie?) Oy vey,
oy vey!
(How ya doin', Bernie?) Oy vey,
oy vey!
(How ya doin',
Bernie?) Oy vey, oy vey!
And all the goyim say I'm pretty fly [Eb5]for a ra[Am]b bi[Eb5][Am][Em][G]
[Am][D][C]

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Em][G][Am][D][C][Am][Em]
[G][Am][D][C][Am]
[Em]Mec [G]cha leccha hi,

[Verse 2]
[Am]
meccha hiney hiney ho
[C]Our

[Verse 3]
[Am]temple's had a fair
[G]share of [Am]rabbis in [D]the past
But [Am]most of'em [G]were nudniks and
[Am]none of'em would [D]last
But [Am]our new guy's real kosher,[G]
I [Am]think he'll do the [D]trick
[Am]I tell ya, he's to die for,
he really knows his [D]shtick
[C]So

[Verse 4]
[Am]how's by you? [Em]Have
you [Am]seen this Jew[Eb]?
[C]Reads the [G]Torah,
[C]does his [D]own accounting [C]too[G]
[Am]Working' like a dog
[Em]at the s[Am]ynagogue
[Em]He's there[C] all day, [G]he's[C] there all day[D]

[Verse 5]
Just say [Am]"Vay is mir!"
and [Em]he'll kick [Am]into gear
[Eb]He'll bring you lots[C] of chee[G]r and mayb[C]e
[D]bagels with som[C]e shm[G5]eer[F]
Just [C]grab [F]your [Gm]yarmu[D]lka and
[Am]Hey! [D]Hey! Do that Hebrew [Am]thing!
(How ya doin', [Em]Bernie?) Oy[G]

[Verse 6]
[Am]
[D]vey, oy [C]vey!
[Am](How ya doin',
[Em]Bern[G]ie?)[Am] Oy vey, oy vey![C]
[Am](How ya doin',
[Em]Bern[G]ie?)[Am] Oy vey, oy vey![D][C]
And [Am]all the goyim [Em]say I'm
[G]pretty [Am]fly ([D]for a [C]rabbi)

[Verse 7]
He [Am]shops at discount stores,
[G]not just [Am]any will suff[D]ice
He [Am]has to find a bargain 'cause
he won't pay retail [D]price
He [Am]never acts meshugga and
he's hardly [D]a schlemiel
But [Am]if you want to haggle, o[G]y,
he'll [Am]make you such a deal!
[G]People

[Verse 8]
[Am]used to scoff,
now [Em]they say [Am]"Mazel [Eb5]tov!"
He's [C]such [G]a m[C]acher 'cause
he works [D]his [C]tuchis off
[G]Yeah, he [Am]keeps his [Eb5]cool and
[Am]teaches [Eb]shul
What's [C]not to [G]like? [C]What's not to [D]like?
[C]Oh high

[Verse 9]
[Am]holy days,
you [E]know he [Am]prays and prays
[C]And he never [G]eats [C]pastrami on
white [D]bread with mayon[C]naise
[G5]Put [F]on your [C]ya[F]rmulka[Gm] and[D][G5]
[Am]Hey! Hey! [D]Do that Hebrew [Am]thing!

[Verse 10]
When he's [Am]doing a Bar Mitzvah,
[C]now tha[Am]t you shouldn't miss
[D]He'll alw[Am]ays shlep on dow[D]n
for a [Am]wedding or a [D]briss
They say he's [Am]got a lot [D]of chutzpah, he's
[Am]really quite hip
The parents pay the moyl and he
gets to keep the tip!
(How ya [Em]doin',[G]

[Verse 11]
[Am]Bernie?) Oy vey,[D]
oy [C]vey!
[Am](How ya doin',
[Em]Bern[G]ie?)[Am] Oy vey, oy vey![D][C]
[Am](How ya doin[Em]', Berni[G]e?[Am]) Oy vey,[D]
oy [C]vey![Am][G]

[Verse 12]
[C]Meccha leccha hi,
meccha meccha cholly [D]ho
[C]He's

[Verse 13]
[Am]doin' well, I gotta kv[Eb]ell
[C]The [G]yentas love him,
[C]even [D]shicksas think he's swe[C]ll
[G]Show up [Am]at his home,
[Eb]he s[Am]ays, "Shalom!"[Eb]
And [C]"Have some [G]cake,
[C]you want som[D]e cake?"

[Verse 14]
Yeah he [Am]calls the shot[Eb]s,
we [E]really [Am]love him [Eb]lots
[C]Oy [G]gevalt, I'm so [C]ferklempt that
[D]I c[C]ould p[G]lot[F]z!
So [C]grab [F]your[G5][Gm][D]
[Gm]yarm[F]ulka
[C]The one you [F]got [G5]for[Gm]
[D]Han[Gm]ukah[F]
Let's [C]put on [F]our

[Verse 15]
[Gm]yarm[D]ulkas and
[Am]Hey! Hey! [D]Do that Hebrew [Am]thing!