[TEVYE] A fiddler on the roof sounds crazy, no? He must be drinking 80 proof the way he plays these notes And away he goes, silhouetted by the moon Hes just like you and me, tryna scratch out a simple tune Without breaking our necks How to expect whats next? How do we use our talents Without losing our balance? Yo, dead in the middle of little Anatizzle I got a riddle How do we keep fiddlin instead of fizzlin? [ENSEMBLE] Tradition, tradition! [TEVYE] What? What? What? [ENSEMBLE] Tradition! Tradition, tradition! [TEVYE] What? What? [ENSEMBLE] Tradition! Yo and each decision is guarded by our traditions Every sexual position, what we cook in our dishes For instance, we got prayer shawls, keep our heads covered To remind each other, God is always above us Because of our traditions, our hearts remain true [MAN] How do these traditions start? [?] no clue! Ever since the beginning of Genesis and Leviticus Everyone knows what it is and what hes supposed to do You ready for the papas, yall? You aint ready for the papas! [PAPAS] Who day and night must scramble for a living Feed the wife and children, say his daily prayers [TEVYE] What? And who has the right as master of the house To have the final word at home? [TEVYE] Here come the mamas yo! [MAMAS] Who must know the way to make a proper home A quiet home, a kosher home Who must raise a family and run the home So papas free to read the holy book? [TEVYE] At three, I started Hebrew school At ten, I learned a trade I hear they picked a bride for me I hope shes pretty [MAMAS] And who does mama teach To mend and tend and fix [TEVYE] I have five daughters! Preparing her to marry Whoever papa picks [TEVYE] Yo! [ENSEMBLE] The papas! Mamas! Daughters! Sons! Tradition! The papas! Mamas! Daughters! Sons! Tradition! [TEVYE] With our traditions Everythings cool The adults go to temple and the kids go to shul Yeah, we keep it ?, follow every rule There was the time he sold him a horse and gave him a mule [ENSEMBLE varying] It was a horse! It was a mule! It was a horse! It was a mule! It was a horse! It was a mule! It was a horse! It was a mule! It was a horse! It was a mule! Yo, yo, yo! [ENSEMBLE] Tradition, tradition! Tradition! Tradition, tradition! Tradition! [TEVYE] And without em, wed be as shaky as... [ENSEMBLE] Tradition! [TEVYE] And without em, wed be as shaky as... [ENSEMBLE] Tradition! [TEVYE] And without em, wed be as shaky as... [ENSEMBLE] Tradition! [TEVYE] A fiddler on the motherfuckin roof!
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