And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play,
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.
I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay,
And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play.
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.
My dreidel has four sides, with Hebrew letters on each,
Nun, Gimel, Hey and Shin, which spell out a dreidel's speech,
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.
I spin my dreidel, it twirls around and around,
Sometimes it falls on Nun, and sometimes it falls on Gimel,
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.
When it falls on Hey, I get half of the pot,
When it falls on Shin, I put one back in,
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.
I play and I sing and I dance all day long,
With my dreidel that's made of clay,
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.
So come let us play, on this joyous day,
And sing and dance together, in the holiday way,
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.