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Verses for The Dreidl Song


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Verses Compiled by Marcy Mirkin
Verses Compiled by Rick Lupert
Submitted by Linda Barton
Verses Compiled by Mike Duchin
Attributed to Robin Selinger

 


Compiled by Marcy Mirkin

I have a little dreidel I made it out of wood And when I spin my dreidel I always feel so good

I H A L D I made it out of plastic And when I spin my dreidel I always feel fantastic

I H A L D I made it out of bread It looked so very yummy I ate it up instead

IHALD I made it out of snow But when I looked last summer Where did my dreidel go?

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of glass, My mom says I can spin it, But only on the grass!

I have a little dreidel, It’s made out of a shoe, It smells a little funny, But what can you do?

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of fur, It was warm and cuddly, And the spinning made it purr!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of snow I baked it in the oven... Where'd my dreidel go?

I have a little dreidel, I carved it from a log And when I threw it on the floor it nearly killed the dog

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of plastic I put a gimel on every side, that dreidel is fantastic!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of soap I carved a shin on every side, why am I such a dope?

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of soap I put it in the bathtub To see if it would float

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of glue The baby tried to spin it, and now she's spinning too

I have a little dreidel, I made it from cement And now our lovely hardwood floor has a nasty dent

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of gin That dreidel wouldn't turn, but the room began to spin

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of pasta It got all tangled in my hair, and now they call me "rasta"

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of gum, And when I tried to spin it, it stuck to my thumb!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of fire, I tried to tell my mommy, she thought I was a liar!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of dirt, And when I tried to spin it, I got a dirty shirt!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of egg, I dropped it on the floor one day, and the yolk spun down my leg!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of cloth, I put it in the closet, it got eaten by a moth!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of pencils, And when I tried to spin it, it made a circle stencil!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of pearls, I showed it to my friends, it's the envy of the girls!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of ice It melted when I spun it, that wasn't very nice!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of meat I can't stand to be near it it smells just like my feet

I have a little dreidle, I made it out of mud and when I tried to spin it, I found it was a dud

I have a little dreidle, I made it out of pot and when it started spinning, I just sat and stared at it a lot

I have a little dreidle, I made it out of shmaltz it don't make healthy eatin' but, that dreidle sure can waltz

I have a little dreidle, I made it out of brass I brought it in to Sunday school And showed it to my class

I made a little dreidle in virtual reality. If you wear the right headgear, it's there for you to see.

I had a little dreidle, I made it out of latke. I left it on the shelf and it turned into vodka.

I had a little dreidle, I made it out of sand, but when I went to spin it, it crumbled in my hand.

I had a little dreidle, I made it out of air, but when I went to spin it, it wasn't even there!

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of clay, Said a Kabbalistic blessing and it got up and walked away

I had a little driedle, It came from the UK. It wrote a little poem, and then it shied away.

I had a little dreydl, I made it from a broom I think I'll try to talk it into cleaning up my room

I had a little dreydl, I made it from a bush But, when I tried to lift it, It knocked me on my tush

I had a little dreydl, I made it out of meat Forget about the spinning, let's all sit down and eat

I had a little dreydl, I made it from a guitar And if it's not too heavy, I will put it in my car.

I have a little dreidle, it's down here in my pants And when I spin it properly, you should see my dreidle dance

I have a little dreidl, I made it out of metal And if it doesn't spin at all, I'll use it for a kettle!

I have a little dreidl, I made it from gefilte fish My mother served it for Shabbat, but it spun right off my dish!

I had a little dreidl, I made it out of a Reese's peanut butter cup; I never got to play with it, because I ate it up!

I have a little dreidl, I made it on my pc It's really fun to spin it in virtual reality.

I have a little dreidle, I made it out of rice it wasn't great for spinning, but it tasted rather nice

I have a little dreidle, I made it from a chip and when I tried to spin it, it jumped into the dip

I have a little dreidle, I made it out of lox it tastes good on a bagel, but it smells worse than my socks

I have a little dreidle, I made it out of straw! It went 80 miles an hour, and broke the speeding law!!

I have a little dreydle, I made it out of mud, and when I went to spin it, it fell down with a thud.

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of clay, and when I tried to eat it My tummy went "oy vey"

I have a little dreidel, I made it from a stone A little doggie ate it, cause he thought it was a bone!

My dreidel's very lucky, it wins at every game Iıll let you know my secret, the letters are all the same!

I had a little dreydle, I made it in my mind, and imaginary dreydle, is the hardest one to find.

Yesh li sevivon katan, asui mizahav, Hu matana meabba, bo, n'sachek achshav

I have a little dreidel, itıs made out of guitars, I put it in a rocket ship, and it blasted right off to Mars!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of wood My little brother ate it cause he thought it tasted good!


Compiled by Rick Lupert

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of glass My mom said when I spin it, to spin it on the grass.

I have a little dreidel I made it out of brass I brought it in to Sunday school and showed it to my class

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of chocolate, but when I went to spin it, it had melted in my pocket.

I had a little dreidel I made it out of sand, but when I went to spin it, it crumbled in my hand.

I had a little dreidel. I made it out of latke. I left it on the shelf and it turned into vodka.

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of ice, but when I went to spin it, it melted...that's not nice!!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of mud and when I tried to spin it I found it was a dud

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of mud, and when I went to spin it, it fell down with a thud.

I have a little dreidel I made it out of pot and when it started spinning I just sat and stared at it a lot

I have a little dreidel I made it out of shmaltz it don't make healthy eatin' but that dreidle sure can waltz

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of bread, It looked so very yummy, I ate it up instead!

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of Jelly beans. And when I tried to spin it, it blew to smithereens.

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of clay, Said a Kabbalistic blessing And it got up and walked away

I have a little latka, I made it out of clay And when I tried to eat it, my stomach said Oy Vey!

I had a little dreidel It came from the UK. It wrote a little poem And then it shied away.

I had a little dreidel I made it from a broom I think I'll try to talk it into cleaning up my room

I had a little dreidel I made it from a bush But, when I tried to lift it, It knocked me on my tush

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of a road. And when I tried to spin it, it smashed a little toad.

I had a little dreidel, I made it from a rock. But when I tried to spin it, it turned into a block.

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of hair. When I tried to spin it, it was just barely there.

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of dust. But when I tried to spin it, it blew away with a gust

I have a little dreidel, I made if from a stone, A little doggie ate it, he thought it was a bone.

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of light, But for some strange reason, it only works at night.

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of wood, I set it on fire, then it didn't spin so good.

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of wood, and when I went to spin it, it spun just like it should.

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of wood, My little brother ate it, he thought it tasted good.

I had a little dreidel I made it out of meat Forget about the spinning Let's all sit down and eat

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of meat I can't stand to be near it -- it smells just like my feet

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of straw, And when I went to spin it, it broke the speeding law.

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of string, And when I went to spin it, it began to sing.

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of spice, And when I went to spin it, it smelled really nice.

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of light, But for some strange reason, it only works at night.

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of bubbles, But whenever I spin it, I can only see in doubles.

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of pickles, And when I put it on my hand, it always spins and tickles.

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of leather, And when I throw it in the air, it grows a little feather.

I had a little dreidel I made it from a guitar And if it's not too heavy I will put it in my car.

I have a little dreidel, it's down here in my pants And when I spin it properly, you should see my dreidle dance

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of broccoli, and when it's dry and ready, I fed it to my doggie

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of metal And if it doesn't spin at all, I'll use it for a kettle!

I have a little dreidel, I made it from gefilte fish My mother served it for Shabbat, but it spun right off my dish!

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of a Reese's peanut butter cup I never got to play with it, because I ate it up!

I have a little dreidel, I made it on my pc It's really fun to spin it in virtual reality.

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of Boron It spun into my SEND key, So tell me, who's the moron?

I have a little dreidel I made it out of rice it wasn't great for spinning but it tasted rather nice

I have a little dreidel I made it from a chip and when I tried to spin it it jumped into the dip

I have a little dreidel I made it out of lox it tastes good on a bagel but it smells worse than my socks

I have a little dreidel, I made it in my mind, my imaginary dreidel is very hard to find.

yesh li sevivon katan asui mizahav hu matana me-abba bo, n'sachek achshav


From Linda Barton

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of glass My mom said when I spin it, to spin it on the grass.

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of chocolate, but when I went to spin it, it had melted in my pocket.

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of wood, and when I went to spin it, it spun just like it should.

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of ice, but when I went to spin it, it melted...that's not nice!!

I had a little dreidel, I made it out of mud, and when I went to spin it, it fell down with a thud. (a real stretch!)


Compiled by Mike Duchin

IHALD, I made it out of air, and when I tried to spin it, it wasn't really there.

IHALD, I made it out of Boron, it spun into my SEND key, So tell me, who's the moron?

IHALD, I made it out of brass, I brought it into Sunday school and showed it to my class!

IHALD, I made it out of bread, it looked so very yummy, I ate it up instead.

IHALD, I made it out of broccoli, and when it's dry and ready, I fed it to my doggie

IHALD, I made it from a broom, I think I'll try to talk it into cleaning up my room

IHALD, I made it out of bubbles, but whenever I spin it, I can only see in doubles.

IHALD, I made it from a bush, but when I tried to lift it, it knocked me on my tush!

IHALD, I made it from a broom, I think Iıll try to talk it into cleaning up my room!

IHALD, made from a CD-ROM, it helped me launch a start-up called DreidelSpin-dot-com

IHALD, I made it from cement, and now our lovely hardwood floor has a nasty dent

IHALD, I made it from a chip, and when I tried to spin it, it jumped into the dip

IHALD, I made it out of chocolate, but when I went to spin it, it had melted in my pocket.

IHALD, I made it out of clay, said a Kabbalistic blessing and it got up and walked away

IHALD I made it out of clay, and when I tried to eat it, my tummy went "no way"!

IHALD, I made it out of cloth, I put it in the closet, it got eaten by a moth!

IHALD, I made it out of dirt, and when I tried to spin it, I got a dirty shirt!

IHALD, I made it out of dust, but when I tried to spin it, it blew away with a gust

IHALD, I made it out of egg, I dropped it on the floor, and the yolk spun down my leg!

IHALD, I made it out of fire, I tried to tell my mommy, she thought I was a liar!

IHALD, I made it out of fur, it was warm and cuddly, and the spinning made it purr!

IHALD, I made it from gefilte fish, my mother served it for Shabbat, but it spun right off my dish!

IHALD, I made it out of glass, my mom says I can spin it, but only on the grass!

IHALD, I made it from a guitar, and if it's not too heavy, I will put it in my car.

IHALD, itıs made out of guitars, I put it in a rocket ship, and it blasted right off to Mars!

IHALD, I made it out of glue, the baby tried to spin it, and now she's spinning too!

IHALD, I made it out of gum, and when I tried to spin it, it stuck right to my thumb!

IHALD, I made it out of hair, when I tried to spin it, it was just barely there.

IHALD I made it out of ice, it melted when I spun it, which wasn't very nice.

IHALD, I made it out of Jelly beans, and when I tried to spin it, it blew to smithereens.

I have a little latka, I made it out of clay, and when I tried to eat it, my stomach said Oy Vey!

IHALD, I made it out of leather, and when I throw it in the air, it grows a little feather.

IHALD, I made it out of light, but for some strange reason, it only works at night.

IHALD, I carved it from a log, and when I threw it on the floor it nearly killed the dog

IHALD, I made it out of lox, it tastes good on a bagel, but it smells worse than my socks

My dreidelıs very lucky, it wins at every game, Iıll let you know my secret, the letters are all the same!

IHALD, I made it out of meat, I can't stand to be near it--it smells just like my feet.

IHALD I made it out of meat, forget about the spinning Let's all sit down and eat

IHALD, I made it out of metal, and if it doesn't spin at all, I'll use it for a kettle!

IHALD, I made it in my mind, an imaginary dreydle, is the hardest one to find.

IHALD, I made it out of mud, and when I went to spin it, it fell down with a thud.

IHALD, I made it out of an orange, it spun so fast and crazy that it smacked into a door hinge!

IHALD, it's down here in my pants, and when I spin it properly, you should see my dreidle dance

IHALD, I made it out of pasta, it got all tangled in my hair, and now they call me "rasta"

I have a little dreidl, I made it on my pc, it's really fun to spin it in virtual reality.

IHALD, I made it out of pearls, I showed it to my friends, it's the envy of the girls!

IHALD, I made it out of peas. When I tried to spin it, it dripped right down my knees.

IHALD, I made it out of pencil, and when I tried to spin it, it made a circle stencil!

IHALD, I made it out of pickles, and when I put it on my hand, it always spins and tickles.

IHALD, I made it out of plastic, I put a gimel on every side, that dreidel is fantastic!

IHALD, I made it out of a Reese's peanut butter cup, I never got to play with it, because I ate it up!

IHALD, I made it out of rice, it wasn't great for spinning, but it tasted rather nice

IHALD, I made it out of a road, and when I tried to spin it, it smashed a little toad.

IHALD, I made it from a rock, but when I tried to spin it, it turned into a block.

IHALD I made it out of sand, and when I spun my dreidle, it slipped right through my hand.

IHALD, I put it on the shelf, and if you'd like more verses, you can make them up yourself!!

IHALD, it's made out of a shoe, it smells a little funny, but then what can you do?

IHALD, I made it out of snow. But when I looked last summer, where did my dreidel go?

IHALD, I made it out of soap, I put it in the bathtub to see if it would float

IHALD, I made it out of spice, and when I went to spin it, it smelled really nice.

IHALD, I made it from a stone, a little doggie ate it, cause he thought it was a bone!

IHALD, I made it out of straw! It went 80 miles an hour, and broke the speeding law!!

IHALD, I made it out of string, and when I went to spin it, it began to sing.

IHALD It came from the UK. it wrote a little poem and then it shied away.

I made a little dreidle in virtual reality. If you wear the right headgear, it's there for you to see.

IHALD, I made it out of wood, my little brother ate it cause he thought it tasted good!

IHALD, I made it out of wood, I set it on fire, then it didn't spin so good.

IHALD I made it out of wood, and when I spin my dreidel I always feel so good.


Attributed to Robin Selinger

I have a little dreidel Made from a CD-ROM It helped me launch a start-up Called DreidelSpin-dot-com!


 

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