Library:Purim Cabaret 2004

Mordechai - sung to an original tune by Ken Klein

Just an ordinary guy,
Mordechai!
Neither children, nor a wife,
I'm drifting through my life.

As a boy I heard a story
Back a hundred years or so
Jews returned to the Promised Land
But my fam'ly didn't go
They stayed in godless Babylon
For reasons I don't know!
Just an ordinary guy,
Mordechai!

I stare into the mirror
An old man stands on the floor
His back is bent, his face is lined
He's trembling at his core
He's spent his whole life waiting
But he isn't sure what for
Just an ordinary guy,
Mordechai!

My treasure, my Hadassah!
Doesn't yet know the world's unkind
The compromise, the sorrow
When childhood's dreams are left behind
And still my foremost blessing's
That our fates are intertwined
Just an ordinary guy,
Mordechai!

I feel the storm clouds gath'ring
Will I be needed after all?
Should I listen for the thunder?
Will the voice be still and small?
If it comes, will I be ready?
Will I recognize the call?
Just an ordinary guy,
Mordechai!
On a prayer his hopes are pinned
A singer to the wind.

Mordechai - original tune by Ken Klein Copyright © 2004 by Ken Klein

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