Hava Nagila

"Hava Nagila" is a classic Jewish folk song. While the melody existed long before, originating in the Ukraine, the lyrics were written by Abraham Zevi Idelsohn in 1918. The title means "Let us rejoice" in Hebrew and is commonly played at Jewish weddings and bar/bat mitzvahs.
In episode 317 of The Muppet Show, a Scotsman interrupts The Electric Mayhem's performance of "America" by playing the song on his bagpipes.
In a Sesame Street sketch first used in Episode 1277, Big Bird tries to figure out how to wait at the bus stop when he sees "No Standing" on the sign (thinking it means he can't just stand). He tries dancing while he waits, singing "Hava Nagalia" as he moves about.
The song is used in the "Scope That Song" mini-game in Muppets Inside sung by the Swedish Chef and Animal.
Matisyahu and Moishe Oofnik performed a beatbox duet of the song in the Shalom Sesame episode, Mitzvah on the Street.
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