Low 1Just A Deaf Man In The ShteebleAnd To Everyone's SurpriseHe Comes To Shul Each ShabbosAnd He Prays With Tear-FilledEyesHis Son He Is The ChazanThough His Voice He's Never HeardBut He Sits There Enjoying EveryWordLow 2He Watches Every MotionEvery Gesture That He MakesAnd He Stays Till The Very EndHowever Long It TakesAnd When The Davening Is OverHe's The First To Reach His SonAnd The Deaf Man In The ShteebleSays Well DoneHigh 1Now It's Right Before Yom KippurIn The Shteeble There Is FearThey Want To Start Kol NidreBut The Chazan's Still Not ThereOh The Shul Was Filled WithPeopleAs The Night Begins To FallBut The Deaf Man's Chair StandsEmpty By The WallLow 3Then Suddenly The ChazanHe Comes Rushing Through The DoorHe's Wearing His White Chazan'sHatHe's Never Worn BeforeHe Pauses For A MomentAt His Father's Empty ChairAnd Quietly He Wipes Away A TearHigh 2And He Runs Up To The BimaFor There's No Time Left To WaitAnd Half The Shul Can Hear TheRabbi Ask "How Come So Late?""Oh Just Getting Ready For YomKippur" Is All He'd SayBut Now I'm Going Up To PrayHigh 3And He Takes His Place SurroundedBy The Holy Torah RingAnd In A Voice So BeautifulHe Begins To SingOh Every Heart Was BrokenOh And Every Soul Burned BrightFrom His Kol NidreThat Yom Kippur NightLow 4And When He Finished DaveningThe Rabbi Asked To TellWhat Was It He Was Thinking OfThat Made Him Sing So WellWell You Knew My Dad Was Deaf HeSaidLast Night He Passed AwayIt's The First Time That MyFather's Heard Me PrayHigh 4And He Takes His Place SurroundedBy The Holy Torah RingAnd In A Voice So BeautifulHe Begins To SingOh Every Heart Was BrokenOh And Every Soul Burned BrightFrom His Kol NidreThat Yom Kippur NightOutroOh Every Heart Was BrokenOh And Every Soul Burned BrightFrom His Kol NidreThat Yom Kippur Night