In The Middle of the Night
(To the tune of Billy Joel's In the Middle of the Night)
By David Lederstein
In the middle of the night
Pharaoh running through the streets
To the house of Moses
Ready to admit defeat
He yelled to Moses, through the window
Take your people, young and old
Your men women and children
As your G-d has foretold
The firstborn of Egypt, you killed at midnight
From Pharaoh=s noble sons to the lowliest slave
They were smitten with their idols, hidden in their temples
Every single firstborn, even an unborn babe
In the middle of the night
The Israelites asked their neighbors
For gold, silver and clothing
For all their slave labor
They left with no provisions
Just some unleavened dough
On the fifteenth of Nissan
Thirty three hundred years ago
So on this very night, we celebrate
We eat bitter herbs and matzo, four cups of wine
Cause, G-d took us out, saved us from our plight
On this night we were freed, by the hand of the Divine
In the middle of the night
Something=s been stolen
I=m searching all over
For the Afikomen
It=s time to say the blessing
And then drink two more cups
But my Dad=s snoozing
It=s time to wake up
So let=s commemorate, the Paschal lamb we ate
During the time, the Holy Temple stood
And open up the door, let Elijah take a sip or more
And remember our redemption, and sing of G-d's good
In the middle of the night
Just finished the seder
Time to say goodnight
We'll see you later
In the middle of the night
Too much food and wine
I don't think I can
Walk a straight line
In the middle of the night