The Maccabees fought the Syrian Greeks

This is the tale of which Hannukah speaks

They were outnumbered

And their way of life was under siege

The way the fought

Had to be seen to be believed

The Syrian Greeks led by Antiochus

A ruler who’d have loved to throw

The Jews under the bus

But Judah Maccabee and his brave group of men

Fought against great odds and won their temple back again

And before the war was over

There was oil for one day

To keep the lights bright

Burning through the night

But the oil for one day

Burned for eight and they

Were ok

And that’s the miracle we celebrate today

And before the war was over

There was oil for one day

To keep the lights bright

Burning through the night

But the oil for one day

Burned for eight and they

Were ok

And that’s the miracle we celebrate today

(lyrics: Dan Bern)