[00:20.66]Grandfather came to Canada
[00:23.32]With a trade of a different time
[00:26.57]A learned man of God
[00:29.53]He just wasn't worth a dime
[00:32.63]So, mended clothes for pennies
[00:35.37]While his children went to school
[00:38.98]Sang them asleep at night
[00:42.10]Songs from the Old World and New
[00:46.84]Ohh, he could sing
[00:52.45]Had nothing to leave behind
[00:58.71]But his voice, gave him wings
[01:04.85]For a little while, he could fly
[01:25.18]There was talk on the radio
[01:27.70]About a contest with a prize
[01:31.33]Cast to the best singer
[01:34.87]Thought he'd give it a try
[01:37.28]His son could play the piano
[01:40.30]And don't you know, they won
[01:43.71]Paid off some debts
[01:46.35]And the money was all gone
[01:51.39]Ohh, he could sing
[01:57.70]Had nothing to leave behind
[02:03.26]But his voice, gave him wings
[02:09.41]For a little while, he could fly
[02:43.50]Never saw his children grown
[02:44.81]He was too young when he died
[02:48.60]His son became a scholar
[02:51.11]Played piano on the side
[02:54.40]When I was young my father played
[02:57.25]And I would sing along
[03:00.64]Songs from the world he knew
[03:03.28]And I remember most every one
[03:21.94]My voice was passed down to me
[03:24.95]Through the family line
[03:28.27]The gifts that we are given
[03:31.49]And the gifts we leave behind