RABBI SCHOOL WASHOUT
(to the tune of Beauty School Dropout from Grease)
Lyrics by Cathy McKim (inspired by Tracey's Burning Bush Shows)
Your story’s sad to tell,
Yeshiva ne'er do well,
Most mixed up shayna maidel in the school!
Your future's so unclear now,
What's left of your career now?
You’ll never get a job down at the shul!
Dancers: (La lalala lalala lalala...)
Rabbi school washout,
No graduation day for you.
Rabbi school washout,
Terrified seniors, what’cha gonna do?
Well at least you could have taken time to sit and have a chat, now.
But instead it’s: 'Death, just deal with it'. You think that will impress, now?
Baby get moving (Baby get movin’),
Just keep your feeble hope alive.
Know you can do it! (Know you can do it!)
You've got the dream, now show the drive!
If you go for it, go do the strip, you won’t feel like a fool.
Go shake your booty, don’t just sit there on that stool.
Rabbi school washout (Rabbi school washout),
Hanging ‘round the peeler bar.
Rabbi school washout (Rabbi school washout),
It's about time you were the star.
Well they couldn't teach you anything,
You think you've got such chutzpah
But no congregant would go to you unless they were meshuga!
Baby don't sweat it (Don't sweat it),
Preaching at temple’s not for you.
Better forget it (Forget it),
You’ve got a chance here, take it – nu?
Now your Torah’s learned, Kabbalah’s earned, babe you’re on a roll.
Come on, just be a mensch, and go stradle that pole!
Baby don't blow it,
Don't put my good advice to shame.
Baby you know it,
Even Dear Abby'd say the same!
Now I've called the shot, get off the pot, I really gotta go!
Just get up and dance now – don’t you be a schmo!
Rabbi school washout, (Rabbi school washout)
Get up and dance now.
Rabbi school washout, (Rabbi school washout)
Get up and dance now.
Rabbi school washout, (Rabbi school washout)
Get up and dance now.
