[HANASHIR:14967] FW: The Gabbai by Kenny Rogers

[Blank, Emily Celia <eblank...>]

Emily C. Blank
Economics Department, Howard University


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Subject: The Gabbai by Kenny Rogers


The Gabbai -- by David Chinitz
> (to the tune of "The Gambler," by Kenny Rogers)
> 
> On a warm Erev Shabbes, in a shul in the golus,
> > >I met up with a Gabbai, a minyan we did seek.
> > >We took turns preparin', the kriah from the 
Tikun,
> > >The dikduk over took us, and he began to speak:
> 
> > >He said, Son, I've made a life, out of standing 
by
> the layner,
> > >And knowin' all the rough spots, by the way he
> holds his eyes,
> > >And if you don't mind my sayin', I can see that
> you're a faker,
> > >For some pennies for tzedakah, I'll give you my
> advice.
> 
> > >So I handed him my wallet, and I emptied out my
> pockets,
> > >Into the pushke, the money slipped from sight.
> > >And he took away my Tikkun, and he pushed me 
toward
> the bimah, and 
> said:
> > if you're goin' to read the scroll, boy, you 
better
> learn to read it 
> > right.
> 
> > >You got to know when to kadma, know when to 
azlah,
> > >Know when to munach, know etnachto,
> > >You never take any yasher koachs, in the middle 
of
> the kriah,
> > >There'll be plenty yasher koachs, when the 
readin's
> done.
> 
> > >Every Gabbai knows, that the secret to survival,
> > >Is knowin' how to figure out the trope at a 
glance.
> > >'Cause every word is kodesh, on Yom Kippur or 
Rosh
> Hodesh,
> > >And the Kahal will correct you, everytime they 
get
> the chance.
> 
> > >And when he finished speaking, he stared into the
> sefer Torah,
> > >Read without a problem, from the letters dark and
> bold,
> > >But somewhere in Vayikra, the Gabbai got 
corrected,
> > >And in his final words, I found a yad that I 
could
> hold.
> 
> > >Ya got to know when to kadma, know when to azlah,
> > >Know when to munach, know etnachta,
> > >You never take any yasher koachs, in the middle 
of
> the kriah,
> > >There'll be lots of yasher koachs, when the
> readin's done.


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