Don’t sit on the Afikomen

Don’t sit on the Afikomen; Don’t sit on the Afikomen,

Don’t sit on the Afikomen or the Seder will last all night!

The leader at the Seder breaks a Matzah piece in two.

And hides the Afikomen half, a game for me and you.

Everyone must have a bite, the Seder isn’t through,

Till you find the Afikomen!

Don’t sit on the Afikomen; Don’t sit on the Afikomen,

Don’t sit on the Afikomen or the Seder will last all night!

One year someone hid it beneath a pillow on a chair

But just as I raced over, my Aunt Sophie sat down there.

She sat herself down upon it, awful crunching filled the air

And crumbs flew all around!

Don’t sit on the Afikomen; Don’t sit on the Afikomen,

Don’t sit on the Afikomen or the Seder will last all night!

There were Matzah crumbs all over, oh it was a messy sight.

We swept up all the pieces, though it took us half the night.

So if you want your Seder ending sooner than dawn’s light

Don’t sit on the Afikomen!

Don’t sit on the Afikomen; Don’t sit on the Afikomen,

Don’t sit on the Afikomen or the Seder will last all night!


haggadah Section: Shulchan Oreich