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Blues meets klezmer

Sapo & Carolyn Shaffer

A friend once said to me: "Even kosher wine gives me the blues." and I answered: "That's a song right there! We gotta write it!". So we did.

KOSHER SONG
well I thought I was covered
I wear a belt with my suspenders
I’ve gone all the way organic
now come on! doc, I just can’t be sick
I don’t jay walk on the wild side like the cool kids do
I say my prayers, I brush my teeth, hell! I even repent too

but even kosher wine gives me the blues…

I always set my alarm clock
I know my faith is just around the block
but then I always miss my bus
you know I just wanna be one of “us”
I give a hand, I give a shit & I don’t ask for a dime
I do it good, I do it fast & I do it all before my bed time

but even kosher wine gives me the blues…

Il Bottero was my wine
it only cost 8.99$
now I fill my cup with Kedusha
fill my prayers with Kavannah
I dot my “i”s, I cross my “t”s & stay on the dotted line
I close my eyes, I cross my heart & hope to fall
through the grape vine

but even kosher wine gives me the blues…

well I thought I was covered
just like my elbow & my knee
no matter how much time I’ve served
in the Salvation Army
I only got what I deserved
& the blues, it ain’t for honkies like me
I’ll take a hint, I’ll take my thirst to the next wishing well
I’ll take a pill, hell! make it two;
the medicine ain’t working all that well

well I thought I was covered (bis, bis)
I wear a belt with my suspenders x

Song Comments

The JazzXpress Caravan
Blues meets klezmer Sapo & Carolyn Shaffer A friend once said to me: "Even kosher wine gives me the blues." and I answered: "That's a song right there! We gotta write it!". So we did. I'M GLAD YOU DID!

The Good Stuff 4U
Fly on the Wall brought this to my notice via the Pipeline, calling it "a trip". He's right. This is excellent. I am a notorious sucker for klezmer, and combining it with a jazz/blues — like something from Porgy & Bess — is a stroke of genius. You know the Gershwins were Jewish!