Year of the Child

Lyrics

[JASON] Baruch, baruch atah Baruch atah Adonai Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu Melech haolam Asher kidshanu, asher kidshanu V'tzivanu l'hitateif batzitzit [TRINA] Jason dear, hello Are you packed and waiting? But before we go Let me speak with father alone Now as the bar mitzvah nears Jason, put your Walkerman on and hum Since this is the last loving thing We'll probably ever do together Let's act adult and not go crazy [MARVIN] Have you chosen yet who'll cater? [TRINA] What about it? [MARVIN] I know a person who can cater [TRINA] It's a personal decision who should cater [MARVIN] Can we consider who's gonna cater? [TRINA] Shh! [MARVIN] Please? [TRINA] Ugh! [MARVIN] Please? [TRINA] Shh! [MARVIN] Please— [MENDEL] Stop! This is so much crap Throw a simple party Religion's just a trap That ensnares the weak and the dumb Hey, stop with the prayers [TRINA] How can you stop with the prayers At a bar mitzvah? [MENDEL] The whole thing's voodoo And I know more than you do! [MARVIN & TRINA] This is the year of Jason's bar mitzvah! [MARVIN, TRINA] We're more excited Than we should be (We're more excited) We're more ex— (Than we should be) [MARVIN & TRINA] This is the year of the child When he spreads out his wings! There's music in his heart! His life's about to start! His body's going wild! My child [MARVIN] My child [TRINA] Our child [MENDEL] Children, please Throw the kid a celebration and relax I'll bring women from the wrong side of the tracks We'll have a ball! I guess I'll have to raise this Jason myself [TRINA, MARVIN, MENDEL] Isn't he an asshole? (My own bar mitzvah was) Yes he is Isn't he too much? (A miserable occasion) Yeah, but so are you Really, kiddo, so are you (The cause for such abrasion) Jesus, what an asshole! (In my family) Jason where's my hug? (It still) Where's my hug? (Gives me) Where's my— (Hives) [MARVIN & TRINA, MENDEL, ALL] This is the year (This is the year for) For Jason's bar mitzvah! (Jason's bar mitzvah!) This is the year for (This is the year for) Jason's bar mitzvah! [The doorbell rings.] [DR. CHARLOTTE] Look, look, look, look, look It's a lesbian from next door! [CORDELIA] Followed by her lover Who's a lesbian from next door too! And I've got food for you Delicious food for you! Nouvelle bar mitzvah cuisine! [TRINA, spoken] Ah... [CORDELIA] Here's dieteticknishes, gefilte fishes Food that's from the heart! So take a bite and see If all your friends agree It's good! [MARVIN, TRINA, MENDEL, CHARLOTTE, & CORDELIA] Yummy yummy Yummy yummy Yummy yummy Yummy yummy Yummy yummy yummy yummy yum! We'll have one perfect time! We'll spend billions of dollars! [TRINA] Conga! [MARVIN, TRINA, MENDEL, CHARLOTTE, & CORDELIA] We'll have flowers galore (Whoo!) And the band will sound fine! (Whoo!) There'll be chandeliers set round the room With the men in tuxedos! There'll be food, like food never before! What a day to remember! This is the year (This is the year) This is the year of Jason's bar mitzvah! [JASON] They're more excited than they should be [ALL] This is the year of the child When he spreads out his wings! There's music in his heart! His life's about to start! His body's going wild! My [JASON & MARVIN] Child [CORDELIA] Child [TRINA] Child [CHARLOTTE & MENDEL] Child!