Low 1
Just A Deaf Man In The Shteeble
And To Everyone's Surprise
He Comes To Shul Each Shabbos
And He Prays With Tear-Filled
Eyes
His Son He Is The Chazan
Though His Voice He's Never Heard
But He Sits There Enjoying Every
Word
Low 2
He Watches Every Motion
Every Gesture That He Makes
And He Stays Till The Very End
However Long It Takes
And When The Davening Is Over
He's The First To Reach His Son
And The Deaf Man In The Shteeble
Says Well Done
High 1
Now It's Right Before Yom Kippur
In The Shteeble There Is Fear
They Want To Start Kol Nidre
But The Chazan's Still Not There
Oh The Shul Was Filled With
People
As The Night Begins To Fall
But The Deaf Man's Chair Stands
Empty By The Wall
Low 3
Then Suddenly The Chazan
He Comes Rushing Through The Door
He's Wearing His White Chazan's
Hat
He's Never Worn Before
He Pauses For A Moment
At His Father's Empty Chair
And Quietly He Wipes Away A Tear
High 2
And He Runs Up To The Bima
For There's No Time Left To Wait
And Half The Shul Can Hear The
Rabbi Ask "How Come So Late?"
"Oh Just Getting Ready For Yom
Kippur" Is All He'd Say
But Now I'm Going Up To Pray
High 3
And He Takes His Place Surrounded
By The Holy Torah Ring
And In A Voice So Beautiful
He Begins To Sing
Oh Every Heart Was Broken
Oh And Every Soul Burned Bright
From His Kol Nidre
That Yom Kippur Night
Low 4
And When He Finished Davening
The Rabbi Asked To Tell
What Was It He Was Thinking Of
That Made Him Sing So Well
Well You Knew My Dad Was Deaf He
Said
Last Night He Passed Away
It's The First Time That My
Father's Heard Me Pray
High 4
And He Takes His Place Surrounded
By The Holy Torah Ring
And In A Voice So Beautiful
He Begins To Sing
Oh Every Heart Was Broken
Oh And Every Soul Burned Bright
From His Kol Nidre
That Yom Kippur Night
Outro
Oh Every Heart Was Broken
Oh And Every Soul Burned Bright
From His Kol Nidre
That Yom Kippur Night
