| How many nights for Hanukkah?
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Nights and days, days and night,
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Chorus:
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| Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| How many candles do I light?
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Eight are the candles you should light
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Chorus:
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| Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| One for Moses on the Mount
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Two for the mother and father love
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Chorus:
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| Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Three for the Books that Ezra taughts
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Four’s for the Hebrew children
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Chorus:
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| Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Five for the Brothers Maccabee
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Six for the tricks the King did play
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Chorus:
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| Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Seven for the sons of Hannah that died
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| Not so happy Hanukkah
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| Eight for the newbuilt alter place
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Chorus:
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| Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Nine is the light of God that shines
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Around this whole wide world tonight
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Nine is for God’s light that shines
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| Eight for the newbuilt alter place
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| Seven for the sons of Hannah that died
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| Six for kings and the tricks they tried
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| Five for the brothers Maccabee
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| Four for the Hebrew children
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| Three for the books that Ezra taught
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| Two for the father and mother love
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| One for Moses on the Mount
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| Chorus:
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| Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah
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| Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
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| Happy joyous Hanukkah |