I just got a Passover invitation<\/p>\n
From Shlomo, a famous musician.<\/p>\n
He invited me to come to his seder<\/p>\n
With my father, who is his physician.<\/p>\n
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Shlomo\u2019s house is clean and immaculate<\/p>\n
With a feather and a candle, he did comb<\/p>\n
All the cracks and crannies where crumbs may lie,<\/p>\n
So there\u2019s no chometz found in his home.<\/p>\n
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But what makes Shlomo\u2019s seder so special,<\/p>\n
What makes Shlomo start to kvell<\/em><\/p>\n Is that his is a musical<\/em> seder<\/p>\n That begins with the ring of a bell.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That dinner bell signals the beginning<\/p>\n Of a procession of musical foods<\/p>\n That are sure to bring satisfaction<\/p>\n And put guests in the best of good moods.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Haggadah that Shlomo hands out<\/p>\n Is covered in musical notation<\/p>\n When we read the story of the Exodus,<\/p>\n \u201cDayenu!\u201d we shout in exultation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While others are published by Maxwell House,<\/p>\n Shlomo\u2019s Haggadahs are printed by Steinway<\/p>\n The builders of grand concert pianos<\/p>\n And this puts us in a fine way.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Once the gefilte fish is set out<\/p>\n On the finest of Lalique glass dishes<\/p>\n You will hear \u201cOop doo diddle and a waddle\u201d<\/p>\n The song of the \u201cThree Little Fishes.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shlomo\u2019s matzoh balls are so light<\/p>\n In waltz time they do float<\/p>\n In special ceramic soup bowls<\/p>\n Shaped like a musical whole note.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you taste of Shlomo\u2019s soup,<\/p>\n He\u2019ll insist you must have wine<\/p>\n In unison spoons must be slurped<\/p>\n Together In three-quarter\u2019s time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shlomo teases that Beethoven\u2019s wife<\/p>\n Was Jewish, according to halacha<\/p>\n She laughed with just four notes<\/p>\n And he emphasizes \u201cHa\u2026ha\u2026ha..haaa.\u201d<\/p>\n (Mimic opening notes of Symphony No.5)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n That brings us to the entr\u00e9e<\/p>\n For our most melodic gathering<\/p>\n Atop his brisket he has \u201cau jus\u201d<\/p>\n A gravy you\u2019ll be slathering.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Your heart will increase suddenly<\/p>\n As you chew with a disco beat<\/p>\n And everyone at Shlomo\u2019s seder knows<\/p>\n You cannot beat his meat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the final food Shlomo offers<\/p>\n An afikomen like no other<\/p>\n It\u2019s a jazzy matzah from a recipe<\/p>\n He got from his grandmother.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She taught him to bake it with love and care<\/p>\n And to make sure it did not rise<\/p>\n She sang \u201cThe Saints\u201d and drummed on spoons<\/p>\n And occasionally would improvise.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At some seders when you eat matzah<\/p>\n The table gets quieter than a mouse<\/p>\n But not at Shlomo\u2019s musical seder<\/p>\n Where it\u2019s crunch time throughout the house.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That\u2019s the signal to return to the Haggadahs<\/p>\n And a door for Eliyahu opens in haste<\/p>\n \u201cRed Red Wine\u201d we sing by Neil Diamond<\/p>\n And from his cup, we hope he will taste.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And as the night draws to a close<\/p>\n And the crescendo reaches a peak<\/p>\n Shlomo turns to my dad, his doctor<\/p>\n And for the table he will speak.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cTonight we heard how our people were freed<\/p>\n And fled the land of the Egyptians<\/p>\n If we overdid, and our tummies now hurt,<\/p>\n Would you please write us all prescriptions?\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a92025 Alan Smason<\/p>\n![\"Share](\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\")