The Booth Brothers - Touch Of The Master’s Hand

[00:00.00]时代音乐网 www.78497.com  [00:17.99]Well it was battered and scarred [00:20.50]And the auctioneer felt it was hardly worth his while [00:27.30]To waste much time on the old violin [00:31.50]Held it up with a smile [00:35.34]He said it sure ain't much but its all we've got left [00:40.25]I guess we ought to sell it too [00:46.24]Oh now who'll start the bid on this old violin [00:51.22]Just one more and we'll be through [00:56.37]And then he cried one give me one dollar [01:00.10]Who'll make it two [01:01.79]Only two dollars [01:03.76]Who'll make it three [01:06.61]Three dollars twice now that's a good price [01:10.93]Who's gonna bid for me [01:15.20]Raise up your hand now don't wait any longer [01:19.60]The auction's about to end [01:24.00]Who's got four just one dollar more [01:28.22]To bid on this old violin [01:43.31]Well the air was hot and the people stood around [01:47.85]As the sun was setting low [01:51.73]And from the back of the crowd a gray haired man came forward [01:57.37]And picked up the bow [02:00.33]He wiped the dust from the old violin [02:05.16]And he tightened up the strings [02:11.41]And then he played out a melody pure and sweet [02:16.41]Sweeter than the angels sing [02:22.27]And then the music stopped [02:24.76]And the auctioneer with a voice that was quiet and low [02:30.95]He said what am I bid for this old violin [02:35.92]And he held it up with a bow [02:45.52]Then he cried out one give me one thousand [02:49.15]Who'll make it two [02:50.79]Only two thousand [02:52.79]Who'll make it three [02:55.71]Three thousand twice you know that's a good price [03:00.18]Who's gonna bid for me [03:03.75]And the people cried out [03:06.19]What made the change [03:08.83]We don't understand [03:14.86]Then the auctioneer stopped and said with a smile [03:21.21]It was the touch of the master's hand [03:38.67]You know there's many a man with his life out of tune [03:44.10]Battered and scarred with sin [03:47.50]And he's auctioned cheap to a thankless world much [03:52.35]Like that old violin [03:58.29]But then the master comes and the old foolish crowd [04:03.25]They never understand [04:07.21]The worth of a soul and the change that is wrought [04:11.86]Just by one touch of the master's hand [04:19.30]Then he cried out one give me one thousand [04:22.95]Who'll make it two [04:24.72]Only two thousand [04:26.51]Who'll make it three [04:29.55]Three thousand twice [04:30.99]You know that's a good price [04:33.30]Come on who's gonna bid for me [04:37.64]And the people cried out [04:39.84]What made the change [04:42.61]We don't understand [04:48.73]Then the auctioneer stopped and said with a smile [04:56.32]It was the touch [05:03.38]It was the touch of the master's hand