We’ve Got a Strong Desire Lyrics
Adam, Eve, Abel, Cain
Noah's Ark, Flood of Rain
Terach, Idols, Haran dies
Abraham leaves home
Sarah, Isaac, Brit Milah
Angels visit, Akeida
War of Kings, Salty Wife
Rescue in Sodom
Yitzchak, Rivkah, Twins inside
Jacob, Birthright, Isaac's Blind
Stolen Blessing, Esav Cried
Angel's ladder to the sky
Rachel's beauty, Yaakov's hitched
Lavan, Leah, daughter switched
Four Wives, twelve Tribes
Near Beit Lechem, Rachel Dies
Chorus:
We've got a strong desire
We are always yearning
For the Torah's Learning
We've got a strong desire
We will stay united
Never be divided
Noah's Ark, Flood of Rain
Terach, Idols, Haran dies
Abraham leaves home
Sarah, Isaac, Brit Milah
Angels visit, Akeida
War of Kings, Salty Wife
Rescue in Sodom
Yitzchak, Rivkah, Twins inside
Jacob, Birthright, Isaac's Blind
Stolen Blessing, Esav Cried
Angel's ladder to the sky
Rachel's beauty, Yaakov's hitched
Lavan, Leah, daughter switched
Four Wives, twelve Tribes
Near Beit Lechem, Rachel Dies
Chorus:
We've got a strong desire
We are always yearning
For the Torah's Learning
We've got a strong desire
We will stay united
Never be divided
Colored Coat, Brothers hate
Sold to Egypt, Head of State
Famine, grain, Goblet Test
Brothers Reunite
New King, Jews are slaves
Moshe's born, princess saves
Yitro's daughters, burning bush
Aaron joins the fight
Ten Plagues, Jews free
Splitting of the Red Sea
Amalek, Torah given
Golden Calf, Jews Forgiven
Korach, forty years
Balak, Bilaam, Pinchas spears
Moshe Leaves, Jews Grieve
Joshua's the new chief
Chorus
Jordan river, Jericho
Walls fall, Shofar Blow
Devorah, Shimshon, Shmuel, Saul
David, Stone, Goliath Fall
Sold to Egypt, Head of State
Famine, grain, Goblet Test
Brothers Reunite
New King, Jews are slaves
Moshe's born, princess saves
Yitro's daughters, burning bush
Aaron joins the fight
Ten Plagues, Jews free
Splitting of the Red Sea
Amalek, Torah given
Golden Calf, Jews Forgiven
Korach, forty years
Balak, Bilaam, Pinchas spears
Moshe Leaves, Jews Grieve
Joshua's the new chief
Chorus
Jordan river, Jericho
Walls fall, Shofar Blow
Devorah, Shimshon, Shmuel, Saul
David, Stone, Goliath Fall
Solomon, Temple built
Civil war, blood spilt
Eliyahu, Elisha
Yishayahu, Yirmiyah
Purim, Esther, Mordechai
Beit Hamikdosh second time
Antiochos, bad decrees
Judah and the Macabees
Temple Two burnt down
Exile all around
Shamai, Hillel, Betar
Bar Kochva, Akiva's star
Chorus
Mishna, Gemara, Karai
Rav Yehuda Hanasi
Rashi, Rabbeinu Tam
Baalei Tosfot, Rashbam
Rambam, Sefer Mada
Inquisition, Torquemada
Baal Shem Tov, Kuzari
Vilna Gaon, Shabtai Zvi
Civil war, blood spilt
Eliyahu, Elisha
Yishayahu, Yirmiyah
Purim, Esther, Mordechai
Beit Hamikdosh second time
Antiochos, bad decrees
Judah and the Macabees
Temple Two burnt down
Exile all around
Shamai, Hillel, Betar
Bar Kochva, Akiva's star
Chorus
Mishna, Gemara, Karai
Rav Yehuda Hanasi
Rashi, Rabbeinu Tam
Baalei Tosfot, Rashbam
Rambam, Sefer Mada
Inquisition, Torquemada
Baal Shem Tov, Kuzari
Vilna Gaon, Shabtai Zvi
Maharal, Libelists
Golem, Prague, Kabbalists
Chmelnitzky, Shtetl life
Haskalah, Internal Strife
Chorus
Hitler, Aushwitz, Holocaust
Krystalnacht, Six Million lost
Herzl, Balfour, Promised Land
U.N.Vote, Partition Plan
Nurenberg, Ben Gurion
Six Day War, Moshe Dayan
Golda Meir, Wall Reclaimed
Yom Kippur, Entebbe Raid
Olympics, Munich, Athletes shot
Carter, Begin and Sadat
Iron Curtain, Lebanon
Scharansky Free, Rav Moshe Gone
Jews from Ethiopia
Glastnost, Russian Yeshiva
Intafada, We won't bow
We want Moshiach now!
Golem, Prague, Kabbalists
Chmelnitzky, Shtetl life
Haskalah, Internal Strife
Chorus
Hitler, Aushwitz, Holocaust
Krystalnacht, Six Million lost
Herzl, Balfour, Promised Land
U.N.Vote, Partition Plan
Nurenberg, Ben Gurion
Six Day War, Moshe Dayan
Golda Meir, Wall Reclaimed
Yom Kippur, Entebbe Raid
Olympics, Munich, Athletes shot
Carter, Begin and Sadat
Iron Curtain, Lebanon
Scharansky Free, Rav Moshe Gone
Jews from Ethiopia
Glastnost, Russian Yeshiva
Intafada, We won't bow
We want Moshiach now!
About
Genius Annotation
To the Tune of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel, “We’ve Got a Strong Desire” is meant to relate the history of the Jewish people in a similar way, but told through religious history and the Rabbinic tradition.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
What did Shlock Rock say about "We've Got a Strong Desire"?
Genius Answer
In a Jewish Press interview, Solomon has said about this and other songs:
“The most important thing is simcha. Without happiness Judaism is not fun! I’m giving people simcha!” – Simcha means happiness and/or joy and “a simcha” refers to a celebratory life event. In the case of Shlock Rock’s songs, these are joyful celebrations of the Jewish experience.
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