(I'm Spending) Hanukkah In Santa Monica

Tom Lehrer

I'm spending Hanukkah, in Santa Monica,
Wearing sandals lighting candles by the sea.
I spent Shavuos, in East St. Louis,
A charming spot but clearly not the spot for me.

Those eastern winters, I can't endure 'em,
So every year I pack my gear
And come out here to Purim.

Rosh Hashona, I spend in Arizona,
And Yom Kippa, way down in Mississippa.
But in December, there's just one place for me.
Amid the California flora,
I'll be lighting my menorah.
Like a baby in his cradle,
I'll be playing with my dreidl.
Santa Monica, spending Hanukkah by the sea

I'm spending Hanukkah, in Santa Monica,
Wearing sandals lighting candles by the sea.
I spent Shavuos, in East St. Louis,
A charming spot but clearly not the spot for me.

Those eastern winters, I can't endure 'em,
So every year I pack my gear
And come out here to Purim.

Rosh Hashona, I spend in Arizona,
And Yom Kippa, way down in Mississippa.
But in December, there's just one place for me.
Amid the California flora,
I'll be lighting my menorah.
Like a baby in his cradle,
I'll be playing with my dreidl.
Here's to Judas Macabeus, boy if he could only see us, 
Santa Monica, spending Hanukkah by the sea.