Bite the Shank Baune

Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone.
Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone.
Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone, Baby.
Mmmm, mmmmmm.

Walkin' free in the streets of ancient Egypt
As I pass the doors I wonder - what smells so bad
I turn my head and sigh and say goodbye to plagues gone by
And I can feel the mounting tears of the years I've had.

I see the bloody entrails of a goat,
And I want to take all the Egyptians by the throat and say...

Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone.
Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone.
Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone, Baby.
Mmmm, mmmmmm.

All the Hebrew homes had stapled bones that shone security
And purity and were attached onto the door.
Nine plagues have gone so far and not a scar on Pharoah's heart
He treats them just as hard and they're as tired as before.

I see the spoiled sinews of a sheep.
And I want the Angel of Death to pass over me in my sleep...

Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone.
Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone.
Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone, Baby.
Mmmm, mmmmmm.

Mr. Death has done his rounds and all the goyish sons are found
A-bakin' in a big Egyptian barbeque.
Ee-lu hotzi, hotzi anu, hotzi anu mi mitzraim,
Hotzi anu mi mitzraim, dayenu.

I see the pascal lamb agleam, and know
It cost my father two zuzim, and so...

Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone.
Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone.
Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone, Baby.
Mmmm, mmmmmm.

And among the casualties was Pharoah's son.
The Angel of Death showed God's might
In one big celestial hit and run.
Pharoah bit the shank bone that night.

Pharoah's heart unhardened and the Hebrew slaves were pardoned
And the heavens said this leavened bread's ridiculous.
We started out our famous quest but if you want to find out
Just what happened next you'll have to read Leviticus.

I see the spike-ed giblets of a ram, and I realize
Pharoah could change his mind at any time, so let's scram

And we all say
Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone.
Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone.
Ooh... Bite the Shank Bone, Baby.
Mmmm, mmmmmm.


(Maury Loeb - co-author
Mitch Rotter - co-author)

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Copyright 1992 Zach London