Parody on the song "Allentown" � Billy Joel Well we're living in a Shantytown And everyone is really feeling down At SELA we're all killing time Filling out forms Standing in line Well our fathers fought the Yom Kippur War Then they settled on the Gaza Shore Built a house and planted a tree Life was good For each family And we're living in a Shantytown And the restlessness is all around And it's getting very hard to stay Well we're waiting in a Shantytown 'Cause our houses have been smashed to the ground 'Cause of the promises the leaders* gave If we kept calm If we behaved So our backs are against the wall Since the leaders* never helped us at all No they still don't know what is real G-d and faith And cold hard steel And we're waiting in a Shantytown Uprooted from our beloved ground And the leaders* all remain away We hope that there is a pretty good shot Of one day getting back what our fathers got And we'll swiftly return to that place With a victory smile on our face Well I'm living in a Shantytown And it's hard to keep a good Jew down But it's a struggle to get up today And it's getting very hard to stay And we're living in a Shantytown * The reference here is to the Govt. leaders home page next Shifra's poems |
| Shantytown By Shifra Shomron Shvat 5767 (February 2007) |
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