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That's a Mitzvah

by Handsome and the Humbles

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Happy Holidays! Our gift to you, should you choose to accept it, is our first ever (and likely only) holiday track, "That's a Mitzvah!" Featuring the incendiary fiddling of our good friend, Evie Andrus (Incendiary--way to go!) and the gangster vocals of Rubie and Jett Hutson, "That's a Mitzvah!"
is a study in Jewish-Appalachian do-goodery that is sure to make you lakhn, veynen, and plotz! We love you.

lyrics

When you feed someone who's hungry, that's a Mitzvah!
(That's a mitzvah!)
When you take somebody in who's cold, that's a mitzvah, too
A holiday's a fine time for a Mitzvah
Whether you're a gentile or a Jew

If you see someone slip on the ice,
Don't you laugh, 'cause that's not nice!
Be a mensch and help them to their feet
Or a hungry vegetarian
Don't mock the silly state they're in
You can feed them, but please, don't pull out your meat!

When you feed someone who's hungry, that's a Mitzvah!
(That's a mitzvah!)
When you take somebody in who's cold, that's a mitzvah, too
A holiday's a fine time for a Mitzvah
Whether you're a gentile or a Jew

I wrote this song with a mission- to give you folks the definition
Let you know just what a Mitzvah is!
If being kind is on your mind,
Well, if you seek, then you might find,
A kindness for such a time as this!

When you feed someone who's hungry, that's a Mitzvah!
(That's a mitzvah!)
When you take somebody in who's cold, that's a mitzvah, too
A holiday's a fine time for a Mitzvah
Whether you're a gentile or a Jew

credits

released November 1, 2022
Written by: Joshua Mikhael Smith (ASCAP)
Recorded at The Ding Dong Den, Knoxville, TN
Engineered by Josh Hutson

Josh Smith- acoustic guitar, bass, vocals
Josh Hutson- electric guitar, vocals
Evie Andrus- fiddle
Rubie Hutson- gang vocals
Jett Hutson- gang vocals

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