You've undoubtedly heard Allan Sherman's classic song “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp).”
The song has now been updated to reflect the radical, anti-Israel protests on college campuses.
This is fantastic.
Lyrics via Twitter/X:
Hello Muddah, hello Faddah
I joined Camp Intifada
Camp is very inflammatory
And they say the quad sprinkler will stop raining soonTuition is so expensive
To attend a Poison Ivy
You remember Ilhan's daughter
She is now homeless because she defended the Jewish massacreAll comrades hate the Zios
Who don't have pronouns in their biographies
And we want to charm the Houthis
So we hold hands and sing 'Death to the Yahudis'I've made new friends who are less white
And my Hebrew is now left-right
And when Jewish children come in
We demand that they all return to PolandLet me stay, oh Muddah, Faddah
Globalize the Intifada
Don't take me back to the suburbs;
Canceling my tuition for next yearLet me stay, I will wear my Keffiyeh with pride
And shout loudly: “Death to America”
I know how to say everything
I've been here all dayDearest father, dearest mother
I'll stay somehow
You paid thousands to this college
So our camp could make the caretaker a hostageWait a minute, the police are coming
We are rebelling, they are stunning
Please send some food and water
Mother, father, I have been excluded from your alma mater
Listen below:
These two Twitter users are the talent behind the song.
I may have had something to do with this… https://t.co/JDGejEBiO7
— Liron Kopinsky ️ Let my people go (@ldkop) May 2, 2024
You don't often see or hear such a carefully constructed parody. It really captures the moment we're living through right now.