Ari Lesser – Hanukkah – Yehudit

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Yehudit Lyrics
By Ari Lesser
A town in Judea was forced to defend
Itself against a cruel general and his men
It was never pretty when they captured a city
They showed no mercy compassion or pity
Men would be murdered, and women defiled
This army was vile they would kill every child
The town’s people knew no one would survive
If their city ever fell, so they fought for their lives
They denied the general each time he tried
To break inside, they were well fortified
But he saw that he couldn’t just win by force
So he ordered his army to change its course
Surrounding the town with an all out siege
Nothing could enter No one could leave
Trying to make them surrender or die
By cutting their food and their water supply
As the weeks went by things got bad
They consumed almost everything they had
Sinking deep in despair, with no food or drink
Thinking of surrender, they were on the brink
Their leaders convinced them to stay and pray
That G-d would save them in the next few days
After that, unless they were blessed with success
They would just surrender and hope for the best
But one young woman who lived in the town
Found courage to fight, she would not back down
Braver than any man, she came up with a plan
And took the situation into her own hands
She was Yehudit, daughter of the high priest
Senorita, way hotter than the noon day heat
A petite, little widow who knew how to talk sweet
More charming than most women you’ll ever meet
A master of deceit she was able to beat
An elite general on his own love seat
Her feat of bravery made an army retreat
To snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
She got dressed in the best clothes she had left
Things hadn’t worn since her husband’s death
As I’m sure you can guess she was looking real pretty
When she slipped outside though the gates of her city
The soldiers stopped her soon as she crossed
She said she had urgent news for their boss
So without delay they whisked her away
For the General to hear what she had to say
When she came to greet him her voice was sweet
Saying, “Nice to meet you I’m Yehudit
I decided that I could not stand by
While my people stubbornly starve and die
If you give me your word that you’ll show us some pity
I’ll tell you how you can capture the city
See as long as their Jewish faith is strong
Our G-d will not let you do them wrong
But soon when they run out of things to eat
Everyone will turn to un-kosher meat
Then G-d will be angry, ignore their call
And all of the city will easily fall
If you’d like I could try and be your spy
To keep an eye on their food supply
And when, in fact, they run out, I’ll come back
So you’ll know exactly when to attack.”
The General was struck by this woman’s charm
She had a good plan, it could no harm
So he agreed and commanded that his armies
Should allow her to come and go as she pleased
She was Yehudit, daughter of the high priest
Senorita, way hotter than the noon day heat
A petite, little widow who knew how to talk sweet
More charming than most women you’ll ever meet
A master of deceit she was able to beat
An elite general on his own love seat
Her feat of bravery made an army retreat
To snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
A few days later Yehudith came back
And told the General, “Get ready to attack
Not a scrap of kosher food in town
It’s famine, folks are bound to break down”
The General rejoiced, said, “This is great
You and I should celebrate with a hot date
If your not too busy, I’d like to invite
You to come by yourself to my tent tonight
Yehudit consented, that evening she went
All alone and entered the General’s tent
Brought a wheel of her famous homemade cheese
And some fine strong wine that was sure to please
She fed him that savory goat cheese first
Then kept pouring wine to quench his thirst
Until he got so drunk that he couldn’t keep
His eyes open, soon he was deep asleep
But while that wasted warlord snored
Yehudit unfastened his massive sword
He was out for the night, couldn’t put up a fight,
As she swung down the blade with all her might
In one stroke she chopped off the General’s head
Leaveing him dead lying there on the bed
She wrapped up his bloody head with a rag
And took it from his tent in her big hand bag
Walked slowly so she raised no suspicion
As she returned from her covert mission
And when she was safe in her city’s the gate
She showed all her people the general’s fate
The Jews rejoiced when they heard the news
She rallied the troops there was no time to lose
They attacked at dawn, and their enemies fled
When they saw that their mighty general was dead
Thanks to Yehudit, daughter of the high priest
Senorita, way hotter than the noon day heat
A petite, little widow who knew how to talk sweet
More charming than most women you’ll ever meet
A master of deceit she was able to beat
An elite general on his own love seat
Her feat of bravery made an army retreat
To snatch victory from the jaws of defeat