I Need a Jew
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I Need A Jew performed by Peter Griffin featuring Max Weinstein in When You Wish upon a Weinstein.
The song was the subject of controversy as the Bourne Music Co., who was the original publisher of "When You Wish Upon a Star", which this song is a parody of, filed a lawsuit against several Fox divisions, Cartoon Network, Fuzzy Door Productions, Family Guy producer Seth MacFarlane and composer Walter Murphy, claiming copyright infringement over "I Need a Jew", seeking unspecified damages and to halt the program's distribution. The suit claims harm to the value of the song due to the offensive nature of the lyrics.[4]
On March 16, 2009, U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts ruled that the creators of Family Guy did not infringe on Bourne's copyright. The episode has since returned to syndicated airings on Adult Swim, TBS, and other networks.
[edit] Lyrics
Peter:
Nothing else has worked so far,
So I'll wish upon a star,
Wondrous dancing speck of light,
I need a Jew...
Lois makes me take the rap,
Cause our checkbook looks like crap,
Since I can't give her a slap,
I need a Jew...
Where to find
A Baum or Stien or Stein
To teach me how to whine
And do my taxes...
Though by many they're abhorred,
Hebrew people I've adored,
Even though they killed my lord,*
I need a Jew!
Max:
Hi, my name's Max Weinstein,
my car just broke down,
may I use your phone?
Peter:
Now my troubles are all through
I have a Jew!
Max:
Hey!
*When the episode is played on television the line is sung as, "I don't think they killed my lord".
