Can I Interest You In Hanukkah
Stephen ColbertVersion1
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Jon: Can I interest you in Hannukah?
Maybe something in a Festival of Lights
It's a sensible alternative to Christmas
And it lasts for seven - for you - eight nights.
n/
Stephen: Hanukkah huh? I've never really thought about it.
n/
Jon: Well, you could do worse.
Stephen: Is it merry?
Jon: It's kind of merry
Stephen: Is it cheery?
Jon: It's got some cheer
Stephen: Is it jolly?
Jon: Look, I wouldn't know from jolly.
But it's not my least unfavourite time of year.
Stephen: When's it start?
Jon: The 25th
Stephen: Of December?
Jon: Kislev
Stephen: When is when exactly?
Jon: I will check
Stephen: Are there presents?
Jon: Yes, indeed 8 days of presents
Which means one nice one, then a week of dreck.
Stephen: Does Hanukkah commemorate events profound and holy? A king who came
to save the world?
Jon: No, oil that burned quite slowly
n/
Stephen: Well, it sounds fantastic!
n/
Jon: There's more! We have latkes
Stephen: What are they?
Jon: Potato pancakes. We have dreidels
Stephen: What are they?
Jon: Wooden tops. We have candles
Stephen: What are they?
Jon: THEY ARE CANDLES! And when we light them, oh the fun it never stops.
n/
What do you say, Stephen, do you want to give Hanukkah a try?
Stephen: I'm trying see me as a Jew, I'm trying even harder
But I believe in Jesus Christ, so it's a real non-starter
Jon: I can't interest you in Hanukkah? Just a little bit?
Stephen: No thanks I'll pass. I'll keep Jesus, you keep your potato
pancakes. But I hope that you enjoy 'em on behalf of all of the goyim.
Jon: Be sure to tell the Pontiff, my people say Good Yontif.
Stephen: That's exactly what I'll do
n/c
Both: Happy holidays, you
Jon/Stephen: Too!/Jew!
Jon: Too?
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Readable chord sheet for Can I Interest You In Hanukkah by Stephen Colbert
Jon: Can I [G]interest you [Fdim] in [Am]Hannukah?[D7] Maybe [G]something in a [Fdim]Festival of [C]Lights [D7] It's a [C]sensible [D7]alternative to [G]Christmas [E7] And it [Am]lasts for seven - for you - eight [D7]nights. n/[C] Stephen: Hanukkah huh? I've never really thought about it. n/[C] Jon: Well, you could do worse. Stephen: Is it [G]merry? [Fdim] Jon: It's [Am]kind of merry [D7] Stephen: Is it [G]cheery? [Fdim] Jon: It's [C]got some [D7]cheer Stephen: Is it [C]jolly? Jon: Look, I [D7]wouldn't know from [G]jolly. [E7] But it's [C]not my least un[D7]favourite time of[G] year.[G7] Stephen: When's it [C]start? Jon: The [D7]25th Stephen: Of [G]December? Jon: [E7]Kislev Stephen: When is [C]when exactly? [D7] Jon: I will [G]check [E7] Stephen: Are there [C]presents? Jon: Yes, ind[D7]eed 8 days of [G]presents [E7] Which means one [C]nice one, then a week of [D7]dreck. Stephen: Does [C]Hanukkah com[G]memorate [Am]events profound and [G]holy? A [C]king who came to [G]save the world? Jon: No, [Am]oil that burned quite [D7]slowly n/[C] Stephen: Well, it sounds fantastic! n/[C] [G] Jon: There's more! We have latkes Stephen: What are [Fdim]they? Jon: Potato [Am]pancakes. [D7] We have [G]dreidels Stephen: What are [Fdim]they? Jon: Wooden [Am]tops. [D7] We have [C]candles Stephen: What are [D7]they? Jon: THEY ARE [G]CANDLES![E7] And when we [C]light them, oh the [D7]fun it never [G]stops. n/[C] What do you say, Stephen, do you want to give Hanukkah a try? Stephen: I'm [C]trying see me [G]as a Jew, I'm [Am]trying even [G]harder But [C]I believe in [G]Jesus Christ, so [Am]it's a real non-[D7]starter Jon: I can't [G]interest you[Fdim] in [Am]Hanukkah?[D7] Just a [G]little bit?[Fdim] Stephen: No thanks I'll [Am]pass.[D7] I'll keep [C]Jesus, you [D7]keep your potato [G]pancakes.[E7] But I [Am]hope that you en[Gmaj7]joy 'em on [Am]behalf of all of the [G]goyim. Jon: Be [Am]sure to tell the [Gmaj7]Pontiff, my [Am]people say Good [G]Yontif. Stephen: [Am]That's exactly what I'll [E7]do n/c [C] [D7] Both: Happy holidays, you Jon/Stephen: [G]Too!/Jew! Jon: Too?