Life is a Ball Game

Life is a ballgame, Bein' played each day
Life is a ballgame, Everybody can play
Jesus is standin', at home plate
He's awaitin' for you there, Life is a ballgame, but
You've got to play it fair.
(Chorus)

First base is temptation, The second base is sin
Third base tribulation, If you pass you can make it on in
Ol' man Solomon is the umpire, And Satan is pitchin the game
He'll do his best to strike you out, Keep playin' just the same.

Daniel was the first to bat, You know he prayed three times a day
When Satan threw him a fast ball, You know he hit it anyway
Job came in the next inning, Satan struck him in every way,
But Job he hit a home run, And came on in that day.

(Chorus)

Prayer will be your strong bat, To hit at Satan's ball
And when you start to swing it, You've got to give it your all in all
Faith will be your catcher, On him you can depend
And Jesus is standing at Home Plate, Just waitin for you to come in.

Moses is standin' on the side lines, Just waitin to be called
And when he parted the Red Sea, He gave Christ his all-in-all
John came in the last inning, When the game was almost don
Then God gave John a vision, And he knew he'd all ready won.

(Chorus)

The Ball Game / Life is a Ball Game
by Sister Wynona Carr © Published: April 8, 1952
on the CD Dragnet for Jesus

(variations as sung on Garrison Keillor's show)

Daniel was off to bat first, You know he prayed three times a day
Satan pitched him a fast ball, You know he hit it anyway
Job is up to bat next, Satan pitched him in every way,
But Job he hit him a home run, And came on in that day.

You know prayer is the strong bat, To hit at Satan's ball
And when you start to swing it, You've got to give it your all in all
Faith gonna be your catcher, On him you can depend
And Jesus is standing at Home Plate, He's awaitin for you to come in.

Moses is on the side lines, waitin to be called
And when he parted the Red Sea, Well he knew (graft's??) all-in-all
John came in the last inning, When the game was almost done
Then God gave John a vision, And he knew he'd already won.