Those Were the Nights - Live

Those were the nights of Chanukah
 I remember long ago
 When our family got together
 Little eyes aglow
 Multi-colored candles burning
 As the joyous songs were sung
 How I miss the Menorah lights
 When we were all so young
 Bubby burned the Latkes every Chanukah
 Forgot them in the frying pan each year
 While we were having fun playing Dreidle
 Smoke alarms were wailing everywhere
 Firemen were breaking all the windows
 Zeidy closed his eyes, began to pray
 Those Latkes had no luck
 Our mouths bit down & stuck
 But Bubby made us eat them anyway
 Those were the nights of Chanukah
 I remember long ago
 When our family got together
 Little eyes aglow
 Multi-colored candles burning
 As the joyous songs were sung
 How I miss the Menorah lights
 When we were all so young
 Uncle Jake brought donuts by the dozen
 He warned us that Aunt Bertha couldn't bake
 But Uncle Hymie ate one singing Maoz Tzur
 And that was Uncle Hymie's big mistake
 Our parents stood there beaming as they called us
 And handed us our presents one by one
 Bathed in the light
 The Menorah burning bright
 Sweet memories as brilliant as the sun
 Those were the nights of Chanukah
 I remember long ago
 When our family got together
 Little eyes aglow
 Multi-colored candles burning
 As the joyous songs were sung
 How I miss the Menorah lights
 When we were all so young
 Those were the nights of Chanukah
 I remember long ago
 When our family got together
 Little eyes aglow
 Multi-colored candles burning
 As the joyous songs were sung
 How I miss the Menorah lights
 When we were all so young
 Where are those nights? Full of fun, full of lights
 I can still hear their laughter and songs
 But though they are gone, their spirit still lives on
 For Bubby's love is still alive and strong
 Those were the nights of Chanukah
 I remember long ago
 When our family got together
 Little eyes aglow
 Multi-colored candles burning
 As the joyous songs were sung
 How I miss the Menorah lights
 When we were all so young
 Those were the nights of Chanukah
 Spent with family and friends
 Filled with dreams and laughter
 That we thought would never end
 So cherish your moments together
 It's what Bubby would have done
 And we wish a happy Chanukah (on sukkos)
 To everyone! 78