Thank you, Oomis, but it’s not my parody. It was written by the singer, songwriter, pianist and mathematician, Tom Lehrer. He wrote it to honor Andrew Wiles proof of Fermat’s Theorem, at a much later date than most of his other songs, in the 1990’s, I believe.
Of course, it’s not as good as some of his classic works, such as “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park.”
One song Lehrer wrote, with a Jewish theme, is “(I’m Spending) Chanukah in Santa Monica.”
(I’m Spending) Chanukah in Santa Monica, by Tom Lehrer:
I’m spending Chanukah in Santa Monica,
Wearing sandals lighting candles by the sea.
I spent Shavuos, in East St. Louis,
A charming spot but clearly not the spot for me.
Those eastern winters, I can’t endure ’em,
So every year I pack my gear
And come out here ’til Purim.
Rosh Hashona, I spend in Arizona,
And Yom Kippa, way down in Mississippa.
But in Decemba, there’s just one place for me.
‘Mid the California flora,
I’ll be lighting my menorah.
Like a baby in his cradle
I’ll be playing with my dreidl.
Spending Chanukah, in Santa Monica, by the sea
Here’s to Judas Maccabeus,
If he could only see us,
Spending Chanukah, in Santa Monica, by the sea.
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