Touch Of The Master's Hand-Leon Ferreira

[ti:Touch Of The Master's Hand] [ar:Leon Ferreira] [al:Die Begin Jare... Net.. Leon - Volume 7] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Touch Of The Master's Hand (抚摸主人的手) - Leon Ferreira [00:29.98]Well it was battered and scared [00:32.20]And the auctioneer felt it was hardly worth it's while [00:37.46] [00:38.68]To waste much time on this old violin [00:42.71]But he held it up with a smile [00:46.08] [00:46.81]Now it sure ain't much but it's all we got left [00:51.16]I guess we aught to sell it too [00:56.46] [00:57.45]Now who'll start the bid on this old violin [01:01.39]Just one more and we'll be through [01:04.90]Then he cried [01:05.81]One give me one dollar [01:08.01]Who'll make it two only two dollars [01:11.08]Who'll make it three [01:13.69]Three dollars twice now that's a good price [01:17.66]But who'll start the bid for me [01:20.67] [01:21.95]Raise up your hands and don't wait any longer [01:25.33] [01:25.87]This auction is about to end [01:29.35] [01:30.01]Now who's got four [01:31.96]Just one dollar more to bid on this old violin [01:36.87] [01:43.83]Now the air was hot [01:45.83]And the people stood around [01:48.09]As the sun was setting low [01:50.97] [01:51.76]Then from the back of the crowd [01:53.96]A gray haired man [01:56.11]Came forward and picked up the bow [01:59.81]He then wiped the dust from the old violin [02:03.97]Then he tightened up the strings [02:09.78] [02:11.87]Then he played out a melody pure and sweet [02:16.23]Sweeter than the angels sing [02:20.49] [02:21.94]But then the music stopped and the auctioneer [02:26.32]With a voice that was quiet and low [02:29.98]Said now who'll start the bid on [02:31.93]This old violin and he held it up with a bow [02:43.15]Then he cried [02:44.11]One give me one thousand [02:46.70]Who'll make it two only two thousand [02:49.61]Who'll make it three [02:52.29]Three thousand twice now that's a good price [02:56.11]But who'll start the bid for me [02:59.79]Well the people cried out [03:01.84]What made the change [03:04.20]We don't understand [03:09.85]Then the auctioneer stopped [03:12.00]And he said with a smile [03:14.60] [03:15.32]It was the touch of the master's hand [03:22.55] [03:23.71]You know there's many a man [03:25.73]With his life out of tune [03:27.61] [03:28.22]Battered and scared but sin [03:30.73] [03:32.08]And he's auctioned cheap [03:34.32]To a thankless world much like that old violin [03:39.52] [03:40.95]Oh but then the master comes [03:43.49]And that old foolish crowd they never understand [03:50.58] [03:51.88]The worth of a soul and the change that is rought [03:55.72]Just by one touch of master's hand [04:02.86]Yes he cried [04:03.84]One give me one thousand [04:06.14]Who'll make it two only two thousand [04:09.09]Who'll make it three [04:11.71]Three thousand twice now that's a good price [04:15.52]But who'll start the bid for me [04:18.97]Well the people cried out [04:21.00]What made the change [04:23.31]We don't understand [04:29.00]Then the auctioneer stopped [04:30.96]And he said with a smile [04:32.97] [04:34.25]It was the touch of the master's hand