I have to weigh in with my favorite all time baseball song (as baseball is my other passion). This one brings tears to my eyes every spring. Since John McCutcheon already has these on his site, I hope that it is fair game. Baseball on the Block -John McCutcheon & Si Kahn Just a stick and a ball and a neighborhood call And a space big enough for a game... Third base is Eddie's old shirt Second is Schmidt's Chevrolet I had a sure double, I was just rounding first When Schmidt's Mom drove second away The grownups all sit on the doorsteps Watching us play in the street And the ev'ning feels lazy as softball As it comes at you slow, sure and sweet And it's one, two, three and you're out Two, three, four balls you walk The bases are loaded, I'm standing alone Give me a sweet one, I'll bring us all home These are the best days that I've ever known Baseball on the block At night we all listen to our radios And follow each twist of the game We know all the numbers, we know all the teams We know every player by name All those kids who once played in the sandlots And did all the stuff that we do With a ball and a glove and a game that we love They're not that much different from you It's a hit in the gap, it's a sacrifice fly It's one hit shut-out through four It's a Texas-league double, a hit-and-run play With one in position to score It's the old "hidden ball" trick, a looper to right The runners are looking to go He shakes off a sign, checks the lead-off at first Here's the wind-up, the stretch and the throw So Willie, say hey, don't you wanna play Meet me in the street after noon Gimme low and away and I'll hit 'em all day To the man who lives up in the moon
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