Lin-Manuel Miranda - Tradizzle lyrics

[TEVYE] A fiddler on the roof sounds crazy, no? He must be drinking [?] the way he plays these notes And away he goes, silhouetted by the moon He's just like you and me, tryna scratch out a simple tune Without breaking our necks How to expect what's next? How do we use our talents Without losing our balance? Yo, get in the middle of little in a tizzle I got a riddle [?] [ENSEMBLE] Tradition, tradition! [TEVYE] What? What? What? [ENSEMBLE] Tradition! Tradition, tradition! [TEVYE] What? What? [ENSEMBLE] Tradition! Yo and each decision is guarded by our traditions [?] For instance, we wear prayer shawls, keep our heads covered To remind each other that he's always above us Because of our traditions, our hearts remain true [MAN]: How do these traditions start? [?] no clue! Every since the beginning, the genesis and the [?] Everyone knows who he is and what they're supposed to do You ready for the papas, y'all? You ain't ready for the papas! [PAPAS] Who day and night must scramble for a living Feed the wife and children, say his daily prayers [TEVYE]: What? And who has the right as master of the house To have the final word at home? [TEVYE] Here come the mamas yo! [MAMAS]

Who must know the way to make a proper home A quiet home, a kosher home Who must raise a family and run the home So papa's free to read the holy book? [TEVYE] At three, I started Hebrew school At ten, I learned a trade I hear they picked a bride for me I hope she's pretty [MAMAS] And who does mama teach To mend and tend and fix [TEVYE]: I have five daughters! Preparing her to marry Whoever papa picks [TEVYE] Yo! [ENSEMBLE] The papas! Mamas! Daughters! Sons! Tradition! The papas! Mamas! Daughters! Sons! Tradition! [TEVYE] We [?] traditions Everything's cool The adults go to temple and the kids go to shul Yeah, we keep it [?], follow every rule There was the time he sold him a horse and gave him a mule It was a horse! It was a mule! It was a horse! It was a mule! It was a horse! It was a mule! It was a horse! It was a mule! It was a horse! It was a mule! Yo, yo, yo! [ENSEMBLE] Tradition, tradition! Tradition! Tradition, tradition! Tradition! [TEVYE] And without it, we'd be as shaky as... And without it, we'd be as shaky as... And without it, we'd be as shaky as... A fiddler on the motherf**ing roof! [ENSEMBLE] Tradition! Tradition! Tradition!