Many of the "punchlines" in this song are wordplays, so it is difficult to do an exact translation. *(in Hebrew, "things" and "postman" sound the same: =Because there's an end to every postman **The full saying is something like this: If you're lazy, look at an ant; see its path and learn ***The saying is: two are better than one. Two ("tovim") and Drowning ("tov'im") are switched.
Chord Chart Am Kibalti onesh k'tsat moogzam F G Am Shaftu oti la'mavet. Am Yashavti al kisay chashmal F G Am Nifrad'ti may ha'pryevet. Dm Em Am Lu-yacholti lifachot Dm Em Am Le'hachlif t'hakisaot Dm Em Am Ki omrim biderech klal Dm (E7 Am) Mishaneh makom mishaneh mazal.
Chorus: F Yo-ya G Am Ani sho-ayl F Hay yo-ya G Am ha-im zeh fair F Hay yo-ya G Am Atem lo yodim
Submitted by Reuben Bolaffi of Adelaide, South Australia
