Mene, Mene, Tekel

Barbra Streisand · Pins And Needles [1962]

I don't recall all of the lyrics,

particularly the bridge, but here is what I



remember:



The King of Babylon, Belshazzer



He was a mean old razzledazzer



He never paid no income taxes



The big shot of the Babylon-Jerusalem Axis



Mene, mene, tekel, tekel, tekel



Mene, mene, tekel



U-oo-pharsin



The King of Babylon, Belshazzer



The King of Babylon, Belshazzer



He was a mean old razzledazzer



Sittin' with his wives and concubines



A-shovin' in fried chicken and impor-orted wines



Mene, mene, tekel, tekel, tekel



Mene, mene, tekel



You-oo-pharsin



The King of Babylon, Belshazzer



He was a mean old razzledazzer



He never paid no income taxes



The Bigshot of the Babylon-Jerusalem Axis



Mene, mene, tekel, tekel, tekel



Mene, mene, tekel



You-oo-pharsin



(Bridge: the lyric about the finger appearing



I don't remember. But when the King saw it...)



The King grew cold Where he was sittin'



The finger wrote, and havin' written



It vanished slowly overhead



And this is what the writng of the Go-ood Lord said,



Mene, mene, tekel, tekel, tekel



Mene, mene, tekel



You-oo-pharsin



The King grew cold where he was sittin'



The Finger wrote and having written



It vanished slowly overhead



And this is what the writing of the Good Lord said



Mene, mene, tekel, tekel, tekel



Mene, mene, tekel



You-oo-pharsin