Abie Rotenberg - The 9th Man II lyrics

I'm sure you all remember us - the bums from the east side. Well, now we learn in Kollel, though we're pushing forty-five. We each have lots of children, and loads of bills to pay No one's into baseball - what we do is shteig all day. Rebbi used to teach us torah, each and every day. We opened up our eyes and ears to everything he'd said. Thanks to him, we're learning, virtuous and wise, But one thing is certain, we don't get much exercise. A short time after Pesach, a note came in the mail. It was from those boys from Brooklyn, who since moved to Riverdale. They said we can't get over - how we lost to you that way. And we're coming for a rematch, on Lag Ba'omer day." When Lag Ba'omer came around, it was time to play that game. Oh how we davened extra hard, prayin' it would rain. All 9 of us of us got on the bus, with our Bufferin and Ben-Gay. Rebbe also came along with his jacket tie and cane. Rebbe used to teach us Torah, each and every day. We opened our eyes and ears to everything he'd say. And thanks to him, we're learning, virtuous and wise, But one thing is for certain, we don't get much exercise. Those guys showed up at the park, looking trim and fit. And it sure didn't take too long, to see they still could hit. Doubles, triples, home runs - they knocked the ball about. Why - they scored twenty-seven runs, and nobody was out. There were two outs in the fifth and boy, were we ashamed. Just one more out would make it - an official game. With two strikes on our batter, we realized this was it, When faintly Rebbe cried out - "Let me pinch hit!" What could our dear Rebbe do - each one of us was wondering When suddenly the sky got dark - a lightning and a thundering. It started pouring cats and dogs, the field turned into mud. The umpire cried, "This game is called - on account - we got a flood." Rebbe used to teach us Torah, each and every day. We opened our eyes and ears to everything he'd said. And thanks to him, we're learning, virtuous and wise, And we all signed up at the kosher gym. (Separate days for men and women of course) to get - our - exercise.