Based on the legend of Rabbi Loew of Prague (1520-1609) who was believed to have created a Golem, a man made of clay used to protect the Jewish community. I was teaching about this in my Jewish History class this week, so I thought of this parody.

Why...
...because I can.

In the Ghetto
(To the tune of "In the Ghetto" by Elvis Presley)

As the snow flies
On a cold and gray Bohemian morn
In the heart of Prague a golem is born
In the ghetto
And the rabbi cries
'cause if theres one thing his people need
It's a protector who doesn't bleed
In the ghetto

People don't you understand
The Hebrews life was hard to stand
And they had to hope it would be better some day
Take a look at history
Are we too blind to see
That they couldn't fight themselves
Nor could they run away

Well the world turned
And all around Prague bad men they began to say
Beware of the man who's made of clay
In the ghetto

And his anger burns
So he starts to roam the streets at night
If there's a blood libel
Then he would unleash hell
In the ghetto

Then one night some mistakes were made
The golem did rampage
The Rabbi reaches in his mouth
He grabs the Shem and pulls it out
And the Rabbi cries

And the crowd hid him well in a lonely place
The legend says he'll return when danger's great
In the ghetto

As the fire dies
On a cold and gray Bohemian morn
Inside of Prague a golem is born
In the ghetto

Courtesy Mark Hoolihan and the Hoolinet (www.hoolinet.com)
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