Matchmaker
HODEL: "Well, somebody has to arrange the matches. Young people can't decide these
things themselves."
CHAVA: "She might bring someone wonderful---"
HODEL: "Someone interesting----"
CHAVA: "And well off---"
HODEL: "And important---
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Make me a match
Find me a find
catch me a catch.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Look through your book
And make me a perfect match."
"Matchmaker, Matchmaker
I'll bring the veil
You bring the groom
Slender and pale.
Bring me a ring for I'm longing to be
The envy of all I see."
"For Papa
Make him a scholar."
"For mama
Make him rich as a king.
CHAVA AND HODEL:
"For me, well
I wouldn't holler
If he were handsome as anything.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Make me a match
Find me a find
Catch me a catch
Night after night in the dark I'm alone
So find me a match
Of my own."
Since when are you interested in a match, Chava? I thought you had your eye on your
books.
(HODEL chuckles)
And you have your eye on the Rabbi's son.
Well, why not?
We have only one Rabbi and he has only one son.
Why shouldn't I want the best?
Because you're a girl from a poor family.
So whatever Yenta brings, you'll take, right?
Of course right!
(throws scarf over her head, imitating Yenta)
(singing)
Hodel, oh Hodel
Have I made a match for you!
He's handsome, he's young!
Alright, he's .
But he's a nice man, a good catch, true?
True.
I promise you'll be happy
And even if you're not
There's more to life than that---
Don't ask me what.
Chava, I found him.
Won't you be a lucky bride!
He's handsome, he's tall
That is from side to side.
But he's a nice man, a good catch, right?
Right.
You heard he has a temper.
He'll beat you every night
But only when he's sober
So you'll alright.
Did you think you'd get a prince?
Well I'll find the best I can.
Hodel and Tzeitel:
With no dowry, no money, no family background
Be glad you got a man!
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
You know that I'm
Still very young.
Please, take your time.
Up to this minute
I misunderstood
That I could get stuck for good.
Chava and Hodel and Tzeitel:
Dear Yenta
See that he's gentle
Remember
You were also a bride.
It's not that
I'm sentimental
It's just that I'm terrified!
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Plan me no plans
I'm in no rush
Maybe I've learned
Playing with matches
A girl can get burned
So
Bring me no ring
Groom me no groom
Find me no find
Catch me no catch
Unless he's a matchless match.
things themselves."
CHAVA: "She might bring someone wonderful---"
HODEL: "Someone interesting----"
CHAVA: "And well off---"
HODEL: "And important---
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Make me a match
Find me a find
catch me a catch.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Look through your book
And make me a perfect match."
"Matchmaker, Matchmaker
I'll bring the veil
You bring the groom
Slender and pale.
Bring me a ring for I'm longing to be
The envy of all I see."
"For Papa
Make him a scholar."
"For mama
Make him rich as a king.
CHAVA AND HODEL:
"For me, well
I wouldn't holler
If he were handsome as anything.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Make me a match
Find me a find
Catch me a catch
Night after night in the dark I'm alone
So find me a match
Of my own."
Since when are you interested in a match, Chava? I thought you had your eye on your
books.
(HODEL chuckles)
And you have your eye on the Rabbi's son.
Well, why not?
We have only one Rabbi and he has only one son.
Why shouldn't I want the best?
Because you're a girl from a poor family.
So whatever Yenta brings, you'll take, right?
Of course right!
(throws scarf over her head, imitating Yenta)
(singing)
Hodel, oh Hodel
Have I made a match for you!
He's handsome, he's young!
Alright, he's .
But he's a nice man, a good catch, true?
True.
I promise you'll be happy
And even if you're not
There's more to life than that---
Don't ask me what.
Chava, I found him.
Won't you be a lucky bride!
He's handsome, he's tall
That is from side to side.
But he's a nice man, a good catch, right?
Right.
You heard he has a temper.
He'll beat you every night
But only when he's sober
So you'll alright.
Did you think you'd get a prince?
Well I'll find the best I can.
Hodel and Tzeitel:
With no dowry, no money, no family background
Be glad you got a man!
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
You know that I'm
Still very young.
Please, take your time.
Up to this minute
I misunderstood
That I could get stuck for good.
Chava and Hodel and Tzeitel:
Dear Yenta
See that he's gentle
Remember
You were also a bride.
It's not that
I'm sentimental
It's just that I'm terrified!
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Plan me no plans
I'm in no rush
Maybe I've learned
Playing with matches
A girl can get burned
So
Bring me no ring
Groom me no groom
Find me no find
Catch me no catch
Unless he's a matchless match.
Credits
Writer(s): Lewis Bock Jerrold, Sheldon Harnick
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