The sweet, sweet bagels of montreal
The sweet, sweet bagels of montreal
Le doux doux bagels de montreal
The sweet, sweet bagels of montreal

You stole my heart the first day we met
I dreamed you’d stay by my side
I tucked a couple dozen in the attic
In case we ever need to hide
You held my hand at saint viateur
Poppy seeds fell from your face
The question may never be settled
But only our bagels have made it to Space

New York bagels are savory
Montreal bagels are sweet
Nobody knows why it happened that way
they both started with water and wheat

The jews of old europe had it rough
They left Poland they fled the Ukraine
But every place that they settled
They all turned out pretty much the same

There were doctors, lawyers, accountants
And Rabbis to speak to the heart
but one little hole made the difference
The bagel’s what set them apart

New York bagels are savory
Montreal bagels are sweet
Nobody knows why it happened that way
they both started with water and wheat

the great bagel debate fills the temple hall
is it Brooklyn, is it mont royal
The new york model is puffier
It’s like a hole surrounded by a ball

Le versione Quebecois is slimmer
I’m not taking sides but if you twist my neck
If like King Solomon, I must decree the best
I might have to lean to quebec

New York bagels are savory
Montreal bagels are sweet
Nobody knows why it happened that way
they both started with water and wheat

The sweet, sweet bagels of montreal
The sweet, sweet bagels of montreal
Le doux doux bagels de montreal
The sweet, sweet bagels of montreal

(lyrics: Dan Bern and Ryan Stotland)