"Here's a first rate opportunity"
 
GAZLONIM: S'iz a goldene gelegnhayt, 

Aykh tsu heyretn in guter tsayt,

Lomir ale tsu der khupe geyn

Kumt gazlonim lomir (zikh) ale freyen,

Mir veln tantsn un shtark freylekh zayn,

Trinkn bronfn, shnaps un gutn vayn,

Shpilt klezmorim s'iz a simkhe haynt

Far di gazlonim un zeyere gute fraynt!

GIRLS: Mir zayn(en) moykhl di gelegnhayt, 

Aykh tsu heyretn - mir hobn tsayt,

Un mir viln nit tsu der khupe geyn

Mit gazlonim mit aykh zikh tsu freyen,

Zolt ir tantsn un shtark freylekh zayn,

Trinkn bronfn, shnaps un gutn vayn,

S'iz far undz gor nit kayn simkhe haynt

Vayl mir hobn gazlonim zeyer faynt! 

GAZLONIM: 

GIRLS:

{Shpilt klezmorim s'iz a simkhe haynt,} 

{Geyt klezmorim, nit kayn simkhe haynt,}

GAZLONIM: 

GIRLS:

{Di gazlonim hobn gute fraynt,} 

{Di gazlonim hobn mir shtark faynt,}

GAZLONIM: 

GIRLS:

{Shpilt klezmorim, klezmorim, klezmorim s'iz a simkhe haynt,} 

{Geyt klezmorim, klezmorim, klezmorim, s'nit kayn simkhe haynt,}

GAZLONIM: 

GIRLS:

{S'iz a simkhe haynt!} 

{Gor kayn simkhe haynt!}

MALKE: Vart, khayes! Eyder di shlekhte piratn kumen undz farkhapn un khasene hobn mit undz, zayt visn az ir shtelt zikh ayn dos lebn. Undzer tate iz a Groyser General!
SHMUEL: ("We'd better pause..." ) Oy vey iz mir, vos zoln mir itst ton, ir tate iz der GROYSER GENERAL!
GIRLS: Yo, yo. er iz a GROYSER GENERAL!
GROYSER GENERAL: Yo, yo, ikh bin a GROYSER GENERAL!
SHMUEL: Er iz dokh a GROYSER GENERAL!
ALL: Er iz, hoorah far dem GROYSN GENERAL!
GROYSER GENERAL: Un es iz, es iz a fayne zakh tsu zayn a GROYSER GENERAL. 
ALL: Es iz hoorah far dem GROYSN GENERAL, hoorah far dem GROYSN GENERAL!
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