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Reggae Four Children: No Egypt, No Cry!
Contributed by Rabbi Nadav Caine

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NO EGYPT NO CRY (Music Bob Marley with words modified by Rabbi Nadav Caine)

No, Egypt, no cry, No, Egypt, no cry, No, Egypt, no cry, No, Egypt, no cry. 

The wise one asks, "What are the laws that God requires of thee?"
Tell him there's a Seder, and an Afikomen, and in between we eat!
The wicked one says, “What's this mean to you”? But not “to me”!
The simple one adds, “What's this mean at all?" The fourth stares silently.

No Egypt No Cry, No Egypt No Cry,

Here Little Darlin Don't Shed No Tears. No Egypt No Cry.

Said, I remember when we used to build towers and roads in Egypt
Oppression hurt like a bitter herb; our taskmasters they beat us.
Good friends we have, oh, good friends we've lost along the way
In this great future, you can't forget your past, so dry your tears, I say

Ev’ry things gonna be alright, ev’ry things gonna be alright (x 4)
No Egypt, no cry, No, Egypt, no cry
Here, little darlin', don't shed no tears, No Egypt, no cry

Said, God freed us, helped us cross the sea, and drowned our oppressors,
Then Aaron would light the fire lights, as Miriam sang through the nights
Then we would bake our matzah, of which I'll share with you
Our history is our purpose, so we've got to push on through

Everything's gonna be alright, Everything's gonna be alright (x4)

Here little darlin’ don’t shed no tears.

Here little darlin’ don’t shed no tears. No Egypt no cry
haggadah Section: -- Four Children

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