Author: Sam Goldfarb, here's an article written by Susan Wolfe, Goldfarb's granddaughter, discussing this song.
What is a dreidel?: A dreidel is a toy, similar to a top, it has four sides with Hebrew letters on each side. The whole family plays this during Hanukkah; a player places a bet and spins the dreidel. When the dreidel stops spinning, the player acts based on the symbol on the side of the dreidel facing upwards. The meanings are as follows:
Nun- player does nothing
Gimel - player takes all the tokens from the pot
Hay - player takes half of the tokens from the pot
Shin - player puts one token into the pot
Lyrics {Excerpt):
I have a little dreidel
I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready
Then, dreidel I shall play.
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
I made it out of clay
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
Now dreidel we shall play.
Music Clip: Listen to the sample from Songs for Teaching
Music Sheet: Free guitar tab
