Up You Men

(Official Pep Song of AZA)

Up you men

And sing to AZA

Time will pass

And we’ll be on our way

As the years go by

There will be

Happiest of memories (Ra Ra Ra)

Stand and then

We’ll sing this song again

All you loyal men

Sing the praises of our Order

Sing up you men of AZA

Brothers we’ll be

As we share our cares each day

Happy and free

Though the years go on their way

Starting anew

Face to face with destiny

Hearts beating true

For the friends and loves to be

So…(repeat first two stanzas)

Tomorrow and Today

(Dedicated to Sam Beber at the Silver Anniversary Convention)

For tomorrow and today

We believe in the AZA

And with voices loud

We say we’re proud

Of the A-Z-Aleph Zadik Aleph

We all know that Jewish life

Had its share of trouble and strife

So we’ll never cease

To work for peace

In the A-Z-Aleph Zadik Aleph

Brotherly Love and Charity

We cherish and promote

Harmony and Democracy

To these our lives we’ll devote

AZA we’ll never stray

Jewish youth is on its way

And it all began

With the Beber plan

For the A-Z-Aleph Zadik Aleph

Chorus:

Come and join us in our song

With voices loud and strong

We’re proud to fight for the Blue and White

The colors of our throng

AZA’s our name, five fold and full our aim

Fraternal love will stand above and bring our Order fame

1. We’re mighty men with spirit and fight and AZA’s our name

We utilize the Five Fold Plan to gain our Order fame, brave boys

To gain our Order fame

Chorus

2. So listen to our story men, and heed the words we say.

We’re an order on the ball and, yes, the best in every way, brave boys

The best in every way

Chorus

3. We have religious activities and noted speakers too.

Helping our community;  a goal which we pursue, brave boys

A goal which we pursue

Chorus

4. Our inter-chapter tournaments have taught us how to play

With friendliness and sportsmanship and always a fair way, brave boys

And always a fair way

Chorus

5. And so we’ll always realize, no matter where we roam

We’ve learned the ways of AZA, which we have clearly shown, brave boys

Which we have clearly shown

Chorus

6. We end our song with this to say to every teenage Jew:

“Climb aboard, climb aboard, on the ship of AZA!”

United as one crew, brave boys, united as one crew

Chorus

Sweetheart Song

We met one night and soon the light of love came in her eyes

Her lips divine once pressed to mine, a kiss that never dies

Here’s to the Sweetheart of AZA

Here’s to the girls we will love someday

She’s so charming, so sweet and gay

Here’s to you (Sweetheart’s name), Sweetheart of AZA

Stand Together

We’re brothers in the Order called the AZA

So listen everybody to what we say

The Aleph Zadik Aleph is going strong today, so

STAND TOGETHER (2X).

In Omaha, Nebraska it all began

14 Jewish boys with a master plan

They asked Sam Beber to lend a hand, so

STAND TOGETHER (2X)

Men of AZA that’s who we are

The Seven Cardinal Principles have brought us far

Come and join together in our song

The Aleph Zadik Aleph will always be strong

So take a look around and look inside

We know our destiny can’t be denied

Forever with our brothers, side by side we’ll

STAND TOGETHER (2X)

This Is Our Order

(Tune: This Is My Country)

This is our Order, greatest on earth

This is our Order, fraternal since birth

We pledge thee our devotion, loudly we call

For this is our Order, brotherhood for all

Give a call to them all

Who work for B’nai B’rith Youth

Let them sing and rejoice and life their voice

To all B’nai B’rith Youth

Five fold and full will be for AZA

Six fold and full for BBG to say

Harmony, Benevolence, Fraternity

For all B’nai B’rith Youth

(repeat first stanza)

No man is an island

No man stands alone

Each man’s joy is joy to me

Each man’s grief is my own

We need one another

So I will defend

Each man as my brother

Each man as my friend

I saw the people gather

I heard the music start

The song that they were singing

Is ringing in my heart

No man is an island

Way out in the blue

We all look to the one above

For our strength to renew

When I help my brother

Then I know that I

Plant the seed of friendship

That will never die