Why Do You Not Bow?

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, it's Haman! Haman! Haman! Hey, it's Haman!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, now bow to Haman! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, it's Haman!
Haman! Haman! Hey, it's Haman!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, now bow to Haman!


That was Haman! Haven't you heard we've been commanded to bow to him?
Why do you break the King's command? This Haman is not a happy man.
When he sees you do not bow, it will not be well for you!

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, it's Haman! Haman! Haman! Hey, it's Haman!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, now bow to Haman! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, it's Haman!
Haman! Haman! Hey, it's Haman!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, now bow to Haman!

Why doesn't he bow to me
When all the kingdom kowtows to me? Why does that old man not bend his knee,
When the King's agreed that all must bow to me, Haman!

You say you want us to bow to you,
But you really want us to worship you.
Well, I'll only worship God, I'll not worship a fool!
And you better think again if you think that I will ever bow to you, Haman!

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, it's Haman! Haman! Haman! Hey, it's Haman!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, now bow to Haman! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, it's Haman!
Haman! Haman! Hey, it's Haman!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, now bow to Haman!

Haman: Who is that traitor to the throne who will not do as the King commands?
First Servant He is a Jew, an Israelite who was brought here after the Babylonian conflict.
I see that your fathers' bad blood runs true. You smite the feeble and weary too.
Well, the blood of my slain fathers runs through my veins too.
50 my knees can not bend and my head can not bow to an evil serpent like you, Haman!

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, it's Haman! Haman! Haman! Hey, it's Haman!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, now bow to Haman! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, it's Haman!
Haman! Haman! Hey, it's Haman!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, now bow to Haman!

Why does that Jew still not reverence me? He'll feel my wrath for his brash misdeed!
Too proud to bow down your head or bend you knee?
You'll see! In this kingdom I will destroy all of Israel's seed! I'm Haman!
Why did that Jew still not reverence me? He'll feel my wrath for his brash misdeed!
Too proud to bow down your head or bend you knee?
You'll see! In this kingdom I will destroy all of Israel's seed! I'm Haman!

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, it's Haman! Haman! Haman! Hey, it's Haman!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, now bow to Haman! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, it's Haman!
Haman! Haman! Hey, it's Haman!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, now bow to Haman! Haman! Haman! Haman!

 

(reprise)

So that old Jew would not bow to me
He'll feel my wrath for his brash misdeed!
Too proud to bow down your head or bend your knee? You'll see!
In this kingdom I will destroy all of Israel's seed. I'm Haman!

Hey, hey, hey, hey, it's Haman Haman,
son of Hamadatha hagite,
enemy of the Jews Have you heard the news?
What shall we do?