Artists: The Maccabeats
Song: Candlelight
Album: A Maccabeats Hanukkah
Produced by: Immanuel Shalev
Video: Uri Westrich
Based on Mike Tompkin’s a cappella version of Taio Cruz’s “Dynamite
| I'll tell a tale-ale-ale-ale |
| Of Maccabees in Israel-ale-ale-ale |
| When the Greeks tried to assail-sail-ail-ail |
| But it was all to no avail-ail-ail-ail |
| The war went on and on and on |
| Until the mighty Greeks were gone |
| I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayin' ay oh spin the dreidel |
| Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singin' ay oh, light the candles |
| We say al hanissim |
| Oh yeah for all eight nights |
| Then we play dreidel |
| By the candlelight |
| And I told you once |
| Now I told you twice |
| 'Bout the miracle |
| Of the candlelight |
| They took the field field field field |
| The rivals thought "are they for real?" Real real real |
| But those macabees they'd never yield yield yield yieldv |
| They charged ahead with sword and shield shield shield shield |
| The war went on and on and on |
| Until the mighty Greeks were gone |
| I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayin' ay oh spin the dreidel |
| Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singin' ay oh, light the candles |
| We say maoz tzur |
| Oh yeah for all eight nights |
| Then we play dreidel |
| By the candlelight |
| And I told you once |
| Now I told you twice |
| 'Bout the miracle |
| Of the candlelight |
| And the great menorah |
| For eight days it kept on burning |
| What a celebration |
| A great return to Torah learning |
| 'Cause I can feel it |
| And Ay-ay-ay |
| Nes gadol, nes gadol |
| Nes gadol hayah sham |
| I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayin' ay oh spin the dreidel |
| Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singin' ay oh, light the candles |
| We say al hanissim |
| Oh yeah for all eight nights |
| Then we play dreidel |
| By the candlelight |
| And I told you once |
| Now I told you twice |
| 'Bout the miracle |
| Of the candlelight |
