Actually there were several versions of this lyric in the aftermath of the 1996 Israeli election and Benjamin Netanyahu‘s subsequent antics. This lyric did really well in NewsRevue and several directors asked for updates. Below is the first version – more or less straight after the 1996 election.
THE NETANYAHU CHORUS
(To the Tune of “The Hallelujah Chorus” by Handel)[The tune and harmonies of the original are quite complex; harmonies etc. probably need scaling down for piano and four voices. Nevertheless I think you can have a lot of fun with this if you want to.]
THE NETANYAHU (formerly THE HALLELUJAH)
Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu Netanyahu, Netan-yahu;
Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu Netanyahu, Netan-yahu;
Not the Israeli boss we expected, (Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
Old Shimon Peres has been rejected; (Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
Ariol Sharon is resurected, (Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And Yasser Arafat is dejected. (Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)THE LEADER OF LIKUD (formerly THE LEADER OF THE EARTH)
The leader of Likud, he is no bloody good;
The leader of Likud will want to fight and show his might.FOUR YEARS SHALL SEEM (formerly For He Shall Reign)
Four years now seem like ever and ever, and peace is put on the never never;
Four years now seem like ever and ever, and peace is put on the never never.BIG FAT GIT (formerly KING OF KINGS)
Big fat git, (big eater, big eater, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And full of shit; (bullshitter, bullshitter, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
He’s dead thick, (so oafish, so oafish, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And such a prick; (a penis, a penis, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
Big fat git, (so podgy, so podgy, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And smart he’s not – Peres must wish Bibi had been shot.CONCLUSION (formerly moderately polite)
But not much rhymes with Ben Netanyahu,
Although one thing occurs to us mark you;
Big fat git, (Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And full of shit: (Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
But not much rhymes with Ben Netanyahu;
Big fat git, and full of shit, he’s dead thick and such a prick;
But not much rhymes with Ben Netanyahu,
Netanyahu, Netanyahu, we say fuck you, we say fuck you,
We say fuck you, Netanyahu, we say fuck you, Netanyahu;
WE SAY – FUCK YOU!!!!
A very minor edit in october 1996, changed the second line of “The Leader of Likud” to:
he chose to fight and show his might…
…and the last line of “Big Fat Git” to…
And smart he’s not – Peres must wish Bibi had been shot.
Also a 1 March 1997 remix, which also seems very minor, changing just the title and a few lines, bringing corruption into the mix:
NETANYAHU CHORUS – YES HE REALLY IS A BASTARD REMIX
(To the Tune of “The Hallelujah Chorus” by Handel)[The tune and harmonies of the original are quite complex; harmonies etc. probably need scaling down for piano and four voices. Nevertheless I think you can have a lot of fun with this if you want to.]
THE NETANYAHU (formerly THE HALLELUJAH)
Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu Netanyahu, Netan-yahu;
Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu Netanyahu, Netan-yahu;
Not the Israeli boss we expected, (Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
Old Shimon Peres has been rejected; (Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
Ariol Sharon is resurected, (Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And Yasser Arafat is dejected. (Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)THE LEADER OF LIKUD (formerly THE LEADER OF THE EARTH)
The leader of Likud, he is no bloody good;
The leader of Likud he likes to fight and show his might.FOUR YEARS SHALL SEEM (formerly For He Shall Reign)
Four years now seem like ever and ever, and peace is put on the never never;
Four years now seem like ever and ever, and peace is put on the never never.BIG FAT GIT (formerly KING OF KINGS)
Big fat git, (big eater, big eater, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And full of shit; (bullshitter, bullshitter, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
He’s a prick (a penis, a penis, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
Corrupt and thick (so oafish, so oafish, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
Big fat git, (so podgy, so podgy, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And smart he’s not – Israelis wish that Bibi had been shot.CONCLUSION (formerly moderately polite)
But not much rhymes with Ben Netanyahu,
Although one thing occurs to us mark you;
Big fat git, (Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And full of shit: (Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
But not much rhymes with Ben Netanyahu;
Big fat git, and full of shit, he’s a prick, corrupt and thick;
But not much rhymes with Ben Netanyahu,
Netanyahu, Netanyahu, we say fuck you, we say fuck you,
We say fuck you, Netanyahu, we say fuck you, Netanyahu;
WE SAY – FUCK YOU!!!!
Finally, the following version from May 1999 when I thought, wrongly, that he was gone for good. Sadly he was merely gone temporarily:
NETANYAHU CHORUS – GOODBYE REMIX
(To the Tune of “The Hallelujah Chorus” by Handel)
[The tune and harmonies of the original are quite complex; harmonies etc. probably need scaling down for piano and four voices. Nevertheless I think you can have a lot of fun with this if you want to.]
THE NETANYAHU (formerly THE HALLELUJAH)
Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu Netanyahu, Netan-yahu;
Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu Netanyahu, Netan-yahu;
Bibi and Likud have been rejected, (Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
Since Ehud Barak has been elected (Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
Israel is partying, they’re all plastered (Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
So we shall sing goodbye to that bastard. (Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
THE LEADER OF LIKUD (formerly THE LEADER OF THE EARTH)
The leader of Likud, he was no bloody good;
The leader of Likud he chose to fight and show his might.
THREE YEARS HAVE SEEMED (formerly For He Shall Reign)
Three years have seemed like ever and ever, and peace was put on the never and never;
Three years have seemed like ever and ever, and peace was put on the never and never.
BIG FAT GIT (formerly KING OF KINGS)
Big fat git, (big eater, big eater, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And full of shit; (bullshitter, bullshitter, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
He’s dead thick, (so oafish, so oafish, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And such a prick; (a penis, a penis, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
Big fat git, (so podgy, so podgy, Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And smart he’s not – Israelis wish that Bibi had been shot.
CONCLUSION (formerly moderately polite)
But not much rhymes with Ben Netanyahu,
Although one thing occurs to us mark you;
Big fat git, (Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
And full of shit: (Netanyahu, Netanyahu)
But not much rhymes with Ben Netanyahu;
Big fat git, and full of shit, he’s dead thick and such a prick;
But not much rhymes with Ben Netanyahu,
Netanyahu, Netanyahu, we say fuck you, we say fuck you,
We say fuck you, Netanyahu, we say fuck you, Netanyahu;
WE SAY – FUCK YOU!!!! (goodbye).
Below is the Hallelujah Chorus by George Frederick Handel with lyrics on the screen: