Not The Jew I Had In Mind
from Grand Hotel Cosmopolis by Geoff Berner
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lyrics
Not the Jew I Had In Mind
You
Are not the Jew
That I
Had in mind.
No, you
Are not the Jew
That I
Had in mind.
You don’t walk right,
You don’t talk right,
You don’t play right,
You don’t pray right.
I search my feelings, and I find
You’re not the Jew I had in mind.
You don’t vote right,
Don’t scapegoat right,
You don’t quote the right writers right.
And your views on Zion
Are not aligned
With the Jew I had in mind.
You
Are not the Jew
That I
Had in mind.
No, you
Are not the Jew
That I
Had in mind.
You don’t date right,
So you don’t mate right,
So your mate don’t bake that kugel right (it’s dry)
You’re a threat to your own kind—
You’re not the Jew I had in mind
You
Are not the Jew
That I
Had in mind.
No, you
Are not the Jew
That I
Had in mind.
Well I don’t do this,
And I don’t do that,
And I don’t wear no special hat,
You search the world, until you find
That Goddamn Jew you had in...
You
Are not the Jew
That I
Had in mind.
No, you
Are not the Jew
That I
Had in mind.
You don’t walk right,
You don’t talk right,
You don’t play right,
You don’t pray right.
I search my feelings, and I find
You’re not the Jew I had in mind.
You don’t vote right,
Don’t scapegoat right,
You don’t quote the right writers right.
And your views on Zion
Are not aligned
With the Jew I had in mind.
You
Are not the Jew
That I
Had in mind.
No, you
Are not the Jew
That I
Had in mind.
You don’t date right,
So you don’t mate right,
So your mate don’t bake that kugel right (it’s dry)
You’re a threat to your own kind—
You’re not the Jew I had in mind
You
Are not the Jew
That I
Had in mind.
No, you
Are not the Jew
That I
Had in mind.
Well I don’t do this,
And I don’t do that,
And I don’t wear no special hat,
You search the world, until you find
That Goddamn Jew you had in...
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from Grand Hotel Cosmopolis,
released November 1, 2019
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Geoff Berner Vancouver, British Columbia
Singer / songwriter / accordionist / novelist Geoff Berner's music combines klezmer, punk, political satire and Balkan dance rhythms. He writes sharp, literate songs that make you want to weep, laugh, grind your teeth, or kick out a window - often all at the same time. Having built a cult following with his weirdly compelling stage presence, G.B. has a strange ability to create fun chaos. ... more
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