Every Mouse knows when it’s PESACH
    Every spring of every year.
We can hear you clean your rooms 
    Whether with your duster or your brooms
Every mouse can smell the cleanser 
    Hear your mop go splash and splish
We know the aroma of chicken soup
    And the smell of Gefilte Fish 
And MATZAH --- oo--oo MATZAH ----- 
    Mice really, really, really like MATZAH
That yummy, crumbling MATZAH
    Whether Egg, or Wheat, or Chocolate sweet
Every Mouse knows when it’s PESACH
    You can’t fool us if you try
We know every corner of your house
    And a million places to hide

Every Mouse knows when it’s PESACH
    There are many tell-tale signs
Fancy plates … and table cloths … 
    And lots of bottles of Concord wine
Nothing beats a tender roast beef  
    With onions and garlic fried in oil
We love all the nuts in CHAROSES 
    And we love it when the eggs are boiled.
And MATZAH ----- Wonderful MATZAH
    Mice really, really, really like MATZAH
Eight great days of MATZAH ----- 
    All those crumbs on the floor are what we adore
Every Mouse knows when it’s PESACH
    It’s our favorite time of year …. 
The highlight of living in your house …. 
    If you want to know PESACH ----
    Just ask a mouse.


 © 2019 by Myron Schreck

Translation notes:

  • PESACH – is the Hebrew name for the “Passover” holiday
  • MATZAH – is the unleavened crackers eaten during the Passover holiday instead of eating leavened bread
  • CHAROSES is a paste made of fruits and nuts to signify the building mortar that Israelite slaves were required to produce.  There are many different recipes.