Abie Rotenberg - Joe dimaggios card

^CWe grew up t^Gogether,^Am in New ^CYork City ^FOh, how the time has f^Glown ^Cby ^CWe were inse^Cparable, cl^Amoser than bro^Cthers M^Fy best friend S^Gammy and ^CI. ^CWe’d play by the ^Goak tree, in ^Amback of my h^Couse ^FTossing a b^Gall to and f^Cro ^CEach one of us dr^Ceaming, pr^Ametending to ^Cbe ^FThe great Joe D^GiMaggi^Co.

^FOne day we e^Gach bought a p^Amackage of T^Copp’s ^FAnd opened them u^Gnder the t^Cree ^AmLook Sam! I’ve ^Fgot Joe Di^GMaggio’s card And ^Fhe was so jealous of ^Cme. I l^Fovingly h^Gid it, deep in^Fside my drawer Where ^Fit would be s^Gafe as can ^Cbe And I v^Amowed I would k^Geep it for^Fever and ^Gev^Fer ^CIt was so p^Grecious to ^Cme… ^CIt was so p^Grecious to ^Cme.

^CWhen we grew o^Glder, and l^Ameft for Ye^Cshiva ^FA change could be s^Geen from the s^Ctart ^CSam loved to s^Ctudy while I l^Amoved to da^Cydream ^FSlowly we dr^Gifted ap^Cart.

^CI watched him g^Grow, in his l^Amearning and f^Caith ^FWith a mixture of e^Gnvy and p^Cride ^CI realized with s^Cadness, no ^Ammore could it ^Cbe ^FMy best friend S^Gammy and ^CI.

^FMany years p^Gassed, as I w^Amatched my own ch^Cildren ^FPlaying outs^Gide in the y^Card ^AmI remembered the fr^Fiendship of lon^Gg, long ago ^FAnd the great Joe DiMaggio’s^C card.

^FCollectors would co^Gme, they would k^Fnock at my door ^FLetters ar^Grived in the m^Cail ^AmWe’ll pay half a mi^Gllion, your c^Fard it is ^Gone of a k^Find ^CI’d answer them, it’s ^Gnot for sa^Cle … ^CI’d answer them it’s^G not for s^Cale.

^CI’d read in the ^Gpapers, from ^Amtime to ^Ctime ^FOf events in the l^Gife of my fr^Ciend ^CHe became Rosh Y^Ceshiva, of ^Amour old s^Cchool ^FAnd now was a le^Gader of m^Cen. ^CBut there was a f^Gire that ra^Amvaged his sch^Cool ^FI knew it just m^Gight break his h^Ceart ^CSo I reached in my dr^Cawer and sa^Amid my goo^Cdbyes To the g^Freat Joe Di^GMaggio’s c^Card.

^FOne day my gr^Gandson came h^Amome from Ye^Cshiva ^FHolding a c^Gard that was ^Cnew ^AmLook Zaide! Reb Sh^Fmuel is one of the ^GGedolim ^FAnd I’m giving his card to ^Cyou. ^FI lovingly h^Gid it deep in^Fside my drawer ^FWhere it would be s^Gafe as can ^Cbe And I ^Amvowed I would k^Geep it fo^Frever and ^Gev^Fer ^CIt is so pr^Gecious to m^Ce… ^CIt is so very p^Grecious to ^Cme.