We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Clay

from Sharim V'Rokdim! Singing and Dancing on Every Day and Holidays by Joanie Calem

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

about

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Clay © 2012
Remember the old lady who swallowed a spider….here is the Hanukah version!

lyrics

There was an old lady, who swallowed some clay,
I don’t know why she swallowed that clay
But she wanted to play!

There was an old lady, who swallowed a stick,
It wasn’t so thick, so she swallowed the stick,
She swallowed the stick to go with the clay,
I don’t know why she swallowed that clay,
But she wanted to play!

There was an old lady, who swallowed some paint,
She felt a bit faint when she swallowed that paint.
She swallowed the paint to go with the stick
She swallowed the stick to go with the clay,
I don’t know why she swallowed that clay,
But she wanted to play!

The old lady swallowed a nun, for a miracle,
She was feeling quite lyrical, swallowing a miracle!
She swallowed the nun to go with the paint,
She swallowed the paint to go with the stick
She swallowed the stick to go with the clay,
I don’t know why she swallowed that clay,
But she wanted to play!

The old lady swallowed a gimmel, that’s great,
It’s nun’s mate, that gimmel that’s great,
She swallowed the gimmel to go with the nun,
She swallowed the nun to go with the paint,
She swallowed the paint to go with the stick
She swallowed the stick to go with the clay,
I don’t know why she swallowed that clay,
But she wanted to play! The old lady swallowed the letter heh,
I really don’t know what to say!
She swallowed the heh to go with the gimmel,
She swallowed the gimmel to go with the nun,
She swallowed the nun to go with the paint,
She swallowed the paint to go with the stick
She swallowed the stick to go with the clay,
I don’t know why she swallowed that clay,
But she wanted to play!

The old lady swallowed the letter shin,
It tickled her from her toes to her chin,
She swallowed the shin to go with the heh,
She swallowed the heh to go with the gimmel,
She swallowed the gimmel to go with the nun,
She swallowed the nun to go with the paint,
She swallowed the paint to go with the stick
She swallowed the stick to go with the clay,
I don’t know why she swallowed that clay,
But she wanted to play!

There was an old lady who had everything
For making a dreidel so she started to sing,
She started to spin, and as she spun round
All kinds of things started hitting the ground:
Out jumped the shin, the gimmel, nun, heh,
Out jumped the paint and the stick with the clay
Here was a dreidel, all ready to play
On Hanukah, for eight joyous days!

credits

from Sharim V'Rokdim! Singing and Dancing on Every Day and Holidays, released May 28, 2021

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Joanie Calem image

Joanie Calem Columbus, Ohio

Joanie Calem is a folk musician, singer/song-writer, storyteller and inclusion advocate for audiences of all ages. Joanie writes songs and sings about life's different twists and turns, angles and perspectives, telling stories through her songs of the ups and downs of reality. She performs regularly at festivals, retirement homes, shelters, libraries and schools throughout the US and abroad. ... more

contact / help

Contact Joanie Calem

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Joanie Calem, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Seafood Sam joins the show to discuss his newest album, " Standing On Giant Shoulders".
listen now