[Verse 1]

I'm spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica

Wearing sandals, lighting candles by the sea

I spent Shavuos in East St. Louis

A charming spot, but clearly not the spot for me

Those eastern winters, I can't endure 'em

So every year I pack my gear and come out here to Purim

Rosh Hashana, I spend in Arizona

And Yom Kippur, way down in Mississippa

But in December, there's just one place for me

[Tag 1]

Amid the California flora, I'll be lighting my menorah

Like a baby in his cradle, I'll be playing with a dreidl

Spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica by the sea!

[Verse 2]

I'm spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica

Wearing sandals, lighting candles by the sea

I spent Shavuos in East St. Louis

A charming spot, but clearly not the spot for me

Those eastern winters, I can't endure 'em

So every year I pack my gear and come out here to Purim

Rosh Hashana I spend in Arizona

And Yom Kippur, way down in Mississippa

But in December, there's just one place for me

[Tag 2]

Amid the California flora, I'll be lighting my menorah

Like a baby in his cradle, I'll be playing with a dreidl

Here's to Judus Maccabeus - boy, if he could only see us

Spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica by the sea!