Tradition - Aswad

Tradition, tradition!

Tradition!

Tradition, tradition!

Tradition!

Who, day and night, must scramble for a living

Feed a wife and children, say his daily prayers?

And who has the right, as master of the house

To have the final word at home?

The Papa, the Papa!

Tradition

The Papa, the Papa!

Tradition

Who must know the way to make a proper home

A quiet home, a kosher home?

Who must raise the family and run the home

So Papa’s free to read the holy books?

The Mama, the Mama!

Tradition!

The Mama, the Mama!

Tradition!

At three, I started Hebrew school

At ten, I learned a trade

I hear they’ve picked a bride for me

I hope she’s pretty

The son, the son!

Tradition!

The son, the son!

Tradition!

And who does Mama teach to mend and tend and fix

Preparing me to marry whoever Papa picks?

The daughter, the daughter!

Tradition!

The daughter, the daughter!

Tradition