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HAMAN WAS ROTTEN
Haman was a schmoozer Always hangin' with the King.
Never had a shred of decency Power was everything
He was always looking to get the King's ear Until he got himself appointed as the Royer
Vizier.
CHORUS: Haman was rotten
Haman was mean Haman was rotten
Haman was mean Well it might have gotten ugly
If Esther hadn't been the Queen.
Mordechai heard the King was in the market for a wife
So he told his niece Esther: "That might be a good life."
Esther didn't think a Jewish girl was right for the part
But she won the beauty pageant and she stole the king's heart.
Chorus/harp solo
Mordechai wouldn't bow
It irked Haman to the max So Haman plotted and schemed his evil attacks
He hit on a plan to kill all the Jews 'Cuz if he got all of us,
He'd get Mordechai, too.
Chorus
Well, Haman got the royal authority for his terrible thing
Mordechai told Esther: "Better talk to the King."
Esther said to the King: "Maybe this isn't my place
But there's a Yiddishe kopf* behind this beautiful face."
"If Haman kills all my people your Queen will be dead."
King said: "Who knew you were Jewish? Let's kill Haman instead."
Chorus