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The Ninth Man

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[Verse 1]
CWhen we were young Yeshiva boys' way back in '65,
We were Gknown throughout the city as "the bG7ums from the east sCide".
CIn school we never studied, all we dC7id was laugh and pFlay,
No RFebbi ever lasted lCong they aGll just G7ran awCay.
[Chorus]
FRebbi tried to teach us Torah Ceach and every day,
But Fwe just closed our eyes and ear's to eCverything he'd say,
And Fall we liked to do was sit and wCatch our TE7.V. setsAm,
We'd talk Fabout the YaCnkees, and the DoGdgers, and the CMets.
[Verse 2]
CWell the Principle brought the new Rebbe in on the first day of the term,
And he sGaid to him "Show discipline, be strG7ong and tough and fCirm".
C"Don't think these youngster run the C7school", he said Fwith a big frown,
"And Fby the way, for tChe next feGw weeks G7I'm goCing out of town".
[Verse 3]
CBut this here Rebbe he was strange, he never lost his cool,
He just Gkept on teaching, while we broke alG7l the rules,C  
CAnd though we hadn't even learned a C7single word all yeFar,
It wFas Pesach time alrCeady, and Gthe RebbG7i was Cstill here.
[Chorus]
FRebbi tried to teach us Torah Ceach and every day,
But Fwe just closed our eyes and ear's to eCverything he'd say,
And Fall we liked to do was sit and wCatch our TE7.V. setsAm,
We'd talk Fabout the YaCnkees, and the DoGdgers, and the CMets.
[Verse 4]
CWhen Lag B'omer came around it was time to play that game,
Against Gthose boys' from Brooklyn, how we pG7rayed it wouldn't rCain.
CAll nine of us got on the bus with oC7ur gloves and batsF,
RebbFi also came along Cin his jacGket, tie G7and hCat
[Verse 5]
CRight from the start we all could see things weren't going right,
Some big Gstrong kid from Bensonhurst had hiG7t one out of sight.C  
CAnd just when things were looking upC7, the tide about tFo turn,
Our Fcatcher went a broCke his leg Gwhile sG7liding Cinto third.
[Verse 6]
C"It's a forfeit". cried the other team, "you only got eight guys",
"No we dGon't", a deep voice said, much to oG7ur surprise,C  
C"Since I am their Rebbe, well the faC7ir thing it would Fseem,
Is lFet me be the ninth Cman, the Gninth maG7n on tChis team".
[Verse 7]
CRebbi went, picked up the bat, faced the pitch with a smile,
Knocked Gthe cover off that ball, went about G7half a mile.C  
CHe flew around the bases, and scored C7the winning run,F  
We dFanced and cheered Cuntil he sGaid "Now G7boys' Cyou owe me one. "
[Verse 8]
CNext day in the classroom, no one moved and no one stirred,
Rebbe stGarted teaching, and his voice it coG7uld be heard,C  
CWe all said, "Hey, its interesting. C7The man he is no bFore",
The Flegendary east-sidCe-bums werGe gone fG7or eveCr more.
[Chorus]
FRebbi used to teach us Torah each and every dCay,
We openFed our eyes and ears to everCything he'd say,
FNo more did we sit all day and wCatch our E7T.V. sAmets,
We tFalked about the RaCshi, and tGhe Tosfos, Cand the Mets!

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The Ninth Man

by Megama

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[Verse 1]

When we were young Yeshiva boys' way back in '65,

G G7 C

We were known throughout the city as "the bums from the east side".

C C7 F

In school we never studied, all we did was laugh and play,

F C G G7 C

No Rebbi ever lasted long they all just ran away.

[Chorus]

F C

Rebbi tried to teach us Torah each and every day,

F C

But we just closed our eyes and ear's to everything he'd say,

F C E7 Am

And all we liked to do was sit and watch our T.V. sets,

F C G C

We'd talk about the Yankees, and the Dodgers, and the Mets.

[Verse 2]

Well the Principle brought the new Rebbe in on the first day of the term,

G G7 C

And he said to him "Show discipline, be strong and tough and firm".

C C7 F

"Don't think these youngster run the school", he said with a big frown,

F C G G7 C

"And by the way, for the next few weeks I'm going out of town".

[Verse 3]

But this here Rebbe he was strange, he never lost his cool,

G G7 C

He just kept on teaching, while we broke all the rules,

C C7 F

And though we hadn't even learned a single word all year,

F C G G7 C

It was Pesach time already, and the Rebbi was still here.

[Chorus]

F C

Rebbi tried to teach us Torah each and every day,

F C

But we just closed our eyes and ear's to everything he'd say,

F C E7 Am

And all we liked to do was sit and watch our T.V. sets,

F C G C

We'd talk about the Yankees, and the Dodgers, and the Mets.

[Verse 4]

When Lag B'omer came around it was time to play that game,

G G7 C

Against those boys' from Brooklyn, how we prayed it wouldn't rain.

C C7 F

All nine of us got on the bus with our gloves and bats,

F C G G7 C

Rebbi also came along in his jacket, tie and hat

[Verse 5]

Right from the start we all could see things weren't going right,

G G7 C

Some big strong kid from Bensonhurst had hit one out of sight.

C C7 F

And just when things were looking up, the tide about to turn,

F C G G7 C

Our catcher went a broke his leg while sliding into third.

[Verse 6]

"It's a forfeit". cried the other team, "you only got eight guys",

G G7 C

"No we don't", a deep voice said, much to our surprise,

C C7 F

"Since I am their Rebbe, well the fair thing it would seem,

F C G G7 C

Is let me be the ninth man, the ninth man on this team".

[Verse 7]

Rebbi went, picked up the bat, faced the pitch with a smile,

G G7 C

Knocked the cover off that ball, went about half a mile.

C C7 F

He flew around the bases, and scored the winning run,

F C G G7 C

We danced and cheered until he said "Now boys' you owe me one. "

[Verse 8]

Next day in the classroom, no one moved and no one stirred,

G G7 C

Rebbe started teaching, and his voice it could be heard,

C C7 F

We all said, "Hey, its interesting. The man he is no bore",

F C G G7 C

The legendary east-side-bums were gone for ever more.

[Chorus]

F C

Rebbi used to teach us Torah each and every day,

F C

We opened our eyes and ears to everything he'd say,

F C E7 Am

No more did we sit all day and watch our T.V. sets,

F C G C

We talked about the Rashi, and the Tosfos, and the Mets!

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