TIME WASHES AWAY PEOPLE WHO DEPART
YOU WHO REMAIN CHERISH HEROES OF THE HEART
THEY SELDOM GRACE EARTH BUT, NOT FOR LONG
THE GOLDEN GREEK LIVES IN THIS SONG

TOO MANY ATHLETES SPELL TEAM AS M-E
THE GOLDEN GREEK KNEW TEAM MEANT ONLY WE
THIS ALL AMERICAN TRULY STOOD APART
THE GOLDEN GREEK WAS SIMPLY PURE OF HEART

FOUR HUNDRED CHURCHES HONORED FOR FORTY DAYS
THE MAN WHO TOUCHED MANY HEARTS IN SO MANY WAYS
FIFTY THOUSAND SAID GOODBYE AS HIS CHURCH CHOIR
SANG LOVE FOR THE MAN WHO SET THE SPORTS WORLD AFIRE

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HARRY AGGANIS STIRRED HEART AND SOUL
DID GOD TAKE HIM SO HE WOULD NEVER GROW OLD?
HEROES LIVE FOREVER THOUGH HARRY DIED YOUNG
THE SONG OF THE GOLDEN GREEK WILL ALWAYS BE SUNG

THOUSANDS OF MARINES IN THE CAROLINA SUN
NAMED A FIELD FOR THE MARINE WHO LEFT NO DEED UNDONE
THE FIRST OLYMPIC HEROES WON OLIVE WREATHS
HIS SILVER WREATH FROM THE KING AND QUEEN OF GREECE

THE SEVENTH CHILD OF IMMIGRANTS BORN IN LYNN
LEARNED PLAYING THE GAME RIGHT WAS THE WAY TO WIN
HE HIT MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHING AT FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE
THEN WENT ON TO GLORY ON THE SPORTS PAGE

THIS HALL OF FAMER SCRAMBLED FORTY YARDS FROM THE POCKET
HE THREW FEATHER PASSES OR SHOTS LIKE A ROCKET
THOUGH HE LOOKED AND PLAYED LIKE A GREEK GOD
THIS FLESH AND BLOOD HERO WAS ONE WITH THE LORD

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HE GAVE TO THE POOR AND CHURCH, GIFTS HE RECEIVED
HARRY LIVED THE GOLDEN RULE, AS HE BELIEVED
HIS SMILE WARM AND BRIGHT LIKE SUNSHINE IN JULY
WHY AT TWENTY-SIX DID THIS RED SOX STAR DIE?

THE NFL PLAYED GAMES IN HONOR OF HIS NAME
ALL FOR A MAN WHO NEVER PLAYED A PRO GAME
HE PLANNED TO PLAY FOR THE SOX AND THE N-F-L
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONLY GOD CAN TELL

THIS HERO OF THE HEART WAS LIKE NO OTHER
HIS LAST WORDS: WERE "TAKE CARE OF MY MOTHER"
IN THE PANTHEON OF SPORTS, THE GOLDEN GREEK REIGNS
HIS MEM'RY GLOWING LIKE THE OLYMPIC FLAME

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SOMEDAY THEY'LL TEAR DOWN FENWAY AND BUILD ANOTHER
IT MIGHT BE BETTER BUT IT WON'T BE FENWAY BROTHER
AS LONG AS MEMORIES LAST THEY'LL BE FENWAY PARK
NO WRECKING BALL WILL FALL, HER LIGHTS WON'T GROW DARK

THEY SAY TIME MARCHES ON, LET IT MARCH ON BY
OUR MEMORIES OF FENWAY PARK WILL NEVER DIE
SUMMER AFTER SUMMER AND SOMETIMES INTO FALL
WE ALL HAVE SEEN LEGENDS, GIVING THEIR ALL

THEY'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER. WOULD WE WANT IT SO?
THIS FIELD OF DREAMS WILL ALWAYS GLOW
WE'LL RECALL SMELLS AND TASTES OF FENWAY'S TREATS
AND LET'S FORGET THOSE BUM BURSTING WOODEN SEATS.

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MORE THAN THE GREEN MONSTER IN THE OUTFIELD
OR FENWAY'S GRASS GREENER THAN AN IRISH FIELD
MORE THAN THE DIAMOND SPARKLING IN THE SUN
OR THE CLASSIC GAMES THE SOX HAVE LOST AND WON

IT'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY PLAYING IN LIFE'S GAME
BASKING IN THE GLORY OF FENWAY PARK'S NAME
FENWAY IS FAMILY MEMORIES, MEMORIES IT WILL BE
AS LONG AS WE ALL HAVE A HEART TO SEE

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CHORUS

NEW ENGLAND HOLDS ITS BREATH FROM SUMMER INTO FALL
OUR SOX CLIMB TO FIRST PLACE AND THEN BLOW IT ALL
WHY THE SOX LOSE WITH GLORY'S THE MYSTERY OF THE WORLD
NO ONE'S EVER SOLVED IT SO I'M GIVING IT A WHIRL.

THEY SAY THE SOX CAN'T WIN BECAUSE OF BABE RUTH'S CURSE
WELL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IT'S MUCH, MUCH WORSE
DON'T BLAME THE SULTAN OF SWAT THE GREAT BABE RUTH
GOD'S NOT A RED SOX FAN, AND THAT'S THE AWFUL TRUTH

GOD KNOWS WHY THE SOX LOSE AT THE END OF THE YEAR
WHY DO THE YANKEES WIN? THE SAME REASON I FEAR
LORD, ARE YOU A YANKEE FAN, DON'T TELL IF YOU ARE
NO SOX FAN CAN STAND IT THAT'S GOING TOO FAR

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ALL YOU RED SOX FANS ACROSS THE U.S.A.
AND THOSE UP IN CANADA WHO STAY UP TO WATCH THEM PLAY
SOX FANS IN MEXICO ALL THE WORLD TOO
EVEN YOU DOWN UNDER WHO PLAY BALL WITH THE KANGAROO

FANS ROUND THE WORLD PRAY FOR A SERIES WIN
PRAY HARD ROYAL ROOTERS FROM THE VATICAN
OH GOD DON'T HEAR OUR PRAYERS WITH A DEAF EAR
MAY ALL THE SAINTS SING "LET THE SOX WIN THIS YEAR!"

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OUR RED SOX NOW LEAD BY A COUNTRY MILE
STILL FEAR GRIPS OUR HEARTS THE CROWD WEARS NO SMILE
BABE'S CURSE IS WITH US ALL CLOUDS GROW DARK
IT'S WORLD SERIES TIME AT OLD FENWAY PARK

THAT'S NOT DISTANT THUNDER I HEAR FROM THE SKY
BUT MISTER BABE RUTH STEPPING DOWN FROM ON HIGH
BABE'S COMING TO PLAY WITH HIS BAT AND HIS BALL
TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T WIN THE SERIES THIS FALL

CHORUS

HEY MISTER BABE PLEASE GIVE US A BREAK
HOW MUCH MORE CAN THE RED SOX FANS TAKE
IN THE ANNALS OF BASEBALL NONE CAN BE WORSE
THAN THE TERRIBLE TALE OF BABE RUTH'S CURSE

IN THE SERIES OF '18 BASE STRODE TO THE MOUND
AND PROCEEDED TO MOW THE CHICAGO CUBS DOWN
BUT THAT'S THE LAST SERIES THE SOX EVER WON
SOON BABE RUTH WAS TRADED, THE DIRTY DEED DONE

THE BABE GRABBED THE TRAIN AND LEFT SAD OLD BEANTOWN
TO BUILD UP THE YANKEES AND TEAR THE SOX DOWN
ALL THE FANS AGREE, THE TRADE WAS A SIN
BUT IT WASN'T OUR FAULT BABE SO PLEASE LET US WIN!!

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OUR RED SOX NOW LEAD BY A COUNTRY MILE
STILL FEAR GRIPS OUR HEARTS THE CROWD WEARS NO SMILE
BABE'S CURSE IS WITH US ALL CLOUDS GROW DARK
IT'S WORLD SERIES TIME AT OLD FENWAY PARK

THAT'S NOT DISTANT THUNDER I HEAR FROM THE SKY
BUT MISTER BABE RUTH STEPPING DOWN FROM ON HIGH
BABE'S COMING TO PLAY WITH HIS BAT AND HIS BALL
TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T WIN THE SERIES THIS FALL

CHORUS

HEY MISTER BABE PLEASE GIVE US A BREAK
HOW MUCH MORE CAN THE RED SOX FANS TAKE
IN THE ANNALS OF BASEBALL NONE CAN BE WORSE
THAN THE TERRIBLE TALE OF BABE RUTH'S CURSE

IN THE SERIES OF '18 BASE STRODE TO THE MOUND
AND PROCEEDED TO MOW THE CHICAGO CUBS DOWN
BUT THAT'S THE LAST SERIES THE SOX EVER WON
SOON BABE RUTH WAS TRADED, THE DIRTY DEED DONE

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WHEN VICTORY NEARS SOON COMES THE DEFEAT

'TIS ALWAYS BEEN THUS WE ALWAYS GET BEAT
WAIT STOP THE MUSIC!! WHAT WOULD WE DO IF OUR RED SOX DID WIN?
OHHH WHAT A HORRIBLE FIX WE'D BE IN!!

NOTHIN' TO HOPE FOR NOTHIN' TO FEAR
NEVER TO UTTER WAIT 'TIL NEXT YEAR
HEY MISTER BABE PLEASE KEEP UP YOUR CURSE
'TIS BETTER TO LOSE A WIN WOULD BE WORSE!!

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THE HOUSE BABE RUTH BUILT MAKES ME SO UPSET
MANY OTHER FANS HAVE THAT SAME REGRET
THE BABE BEGAN THEIR TRADITION TO BE FIRST
THEY PUT AWAY TEAMS LIKE BODIES IN A HEARSE

THEY FIND A PLAYER WHO CAN'T PLAY FOR HIS LIFE
ONCE IN PINSTRIPES HE'S THE BABE COME TO LIFE!
OH YANKEE FANS DON'T CARE FOR OTHER TEAMS!
THEY LAUGH AT OUR MOANS, THEY LAUGH AT OUR SCREAMS!

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THE NEW YORK YANKEES ARE BASEBALL'S MORTAL SIN!
THEIR GREED'S SO GREAT, THEY ALWAYS NEED TO WIN
HOW CAN THEIR FANS STAND IT YEAR AFTER YEAR?
HOW BORING IT MUST BE TO CHEER WITHOUT FEAR!

ONLY UPS NO DOWNS, IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME
THE YANKEES WIN THE LAST WORLD SERIES GAME
LET'S DEMAND CHANGE, LET ANOTHER TEAM WIN
LET'S BREAK UP THE YANKEES, BASEBALL'S MORTAL SIN!

CHICAGO SUFFERS BASEBALL'S LONGEST DROUGHT
THEIR FANS STILL CHEER, BUT THEY SHOULD POUT
THE WHITE SOX HAVEN'T WON SINCE '17
YAH AND THE CUBS ARE WORSE, THAT'S TRULY OBSCENE!

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THE CUBS LAST WON FLAGS IN 'O8 AND 'O7
SO FAR BACK, THE BABE WON'T CURSE FROM HEAVEN
THE BROOKLYN DODGERS FLED NEW YORK IN DISGRACE
THE YANKEES KILLED THEM IN MANY A SERIES RACE

LA FOLLOWS THE OLD DODGER TRADITION
NEW YORK STILL BEATS THEM INTO SUBMISSION
FOR YEARS ATLANTA'S BEEN TOPS IN THE N. L.
BUT THE YANKEES KNOCK THEM INTO BASEBALL HELL!

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IN THE SUBWAY SERIES WITH THE NEW YORK METS
THE YANKEES TRAIN WRECKED THEM WITH NO REGRETS
THE DETROIT TIGERS ARE TURNED INTO PUSSY CATS
BY THE LION OF BOTH LEAGUES, THE KING OF CATS!

CLEVELAND TORONTO AND ALL THE OTHER TEAMS
LIE BROKEN ON THE YANKEES FIELD OF DREAMS
THEIR ARCH FOES THE RED SOX ARE THEIR BIG TREAT
THEY TORTURE THEM INTO GLORIOUS DEFEAT

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THOSE DAMN NEW YORK YANKEES GET UNDER MY SKIN
LORD, WHEN WILL YOU LET SOME OTHER TEAM WIN!

WE HOOPED AND WE HOLLERED IN THE '86 SERIES
BUT TEARS SOON FLOODED THE SUBWAY SERIES
SO METS FANS TURNED TO HEAVEN AS WE BELIEVE
BUT GOD HAD SOMETHING UP HIS HOLY SLEEVE

BEFORE THE FIRST GAME WE TRIED TO BE SCARY
OUT TROTTED KEITH, MOOKIE, LENNY, AND GARY
OUR HEROES OF '86 COULDN'T SCARE THE YANKS AWAY
LIKE THEY SCARED THE SOX AS BUCKNER'S LEGS GAVE WAY

CHORUS

OH RED SOX FANS SUFFER FROM BABE RUTH'S CURSE
BUT OUR NEW YORK METS HAVE IT MUCH MUCH WORSE
WORSE THAN BEING HAUNTED BY OLD BABE RUTH
GOD'S NOT A METS FAN AND THAT'S THE HELLISH TRUTH

GOD LOVES THE YANKEES I WISH IT WASN'T TRUE
BUT LOOK AT ALL THAT WE WENT THROUGH
THROUGHOUT THIS SERIES I CRIED WITH OUR METS
THE YANKEES ROBBED US WITHOUT REGRETS

OUR METS PLAYED THEIR HEARTS OUT BUT YANKEE PRIDE
TURNED CLOSE GAMES INTO WINS FOR THEIR SIDE
WHY ROGER THREW A BAT FASTER THAN HIS BALL
HOW COULD OUR METS HAVE ANY CHANCE AT ALL??

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NOW THOSE YANKEE FANS LAUGH IN OUR FACE
THEY DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE FROM THE HUMAN RACE
GOD WE'LL PRAY HARDER! PLEASE LET US WIN
BAN ROGER'S BAT AND BALL WE'LL BE A SHOO-IN!

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CHORUS

LOUIS SOCKALEXIS OF THE PENOBSCOT NATION
WAS A TURN OF THE CENTURY SPORTS SENSATION
THE FIRST TO MAKE THE HOLY CROSS SPORT'S HALL
THE NATION'S BEST COLLEGE PLAYER OF THEM ALL

IN HIS LAST YEAR THERE HE HIT FOUR FORTY FOUR
GOD GAVE HIM THE TALENT TO DO EVEN MORE
DID HE SMASH 600 FOOT HOMERS? COULD THAT BE TRUE?
LOUIS SOCKALEXIS A LEGEND THROUGH AND THROUGH

IN THE DEAD BALL ERA HE BELTED TITANIC BLOWS
BEYOND THE BASEBALL FIELD THRU FOURTH STORY WINDOWS
HE THREW STRIKES TO THE CATCHER 400 FEET AWAY
IF RUNNERS TRIED TO SCORE LOUIS MADE THEM PAY

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NOT THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN TO MAKE IT TO THE MAJORS
BUT THE FIRST TO HEADLINE THE NATION'S SPORTS PAGES
HE BLAZED LIKE A COMET ACROSS THE BASEBALL SKY
TO HALL OF FAMERS LOUIS WAS A MARVEL TO THE EYE

THE IMMORTAL JOHN McGRAW SURELY SPOKE THE TRUTH
HE COULD'VE BEEN BETTER THAN TY COBB, WAGNER OR RUTH
HE NOT ONLY INSPIRED HE WAS FRANK MERRIWELL
LOUIS WAS MYTH COME TO LIFE UNTIL HE FELL

FOR THOUGH FASTER THAN THE FLEET FOOTED COBB
LOUIS COULDN'T OUTRUN HIMSELF OR BASEBALL'S MOB
FANS HOUNDED HIM WITH WAR HOOPS IN EVERY CITY
THE BEATING OF THEIR DRUMS LEFT HIM NO PITY

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BLACKS WERE BARRED BUT THEY HAD A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
LOUIS PLAYED IN THE WHITE MAN'S MAJORS ALL ALONE
HOW MANY WAR HOOPS PIERCED HIS HEART?
HOW MANY CARTOONS TORE HIM APART?

THOUGH THERE WAS MUCH WONDER IN LOUIS' LIFE
THE PAIN INSIDE AND OUT CUT HIM LIKE A KNIFE
SOON THIS CYCLONE OF FAME WHIRRLED HIM OUT WITH THE RAIN
BACK TO THE LAND HE LOVED, HE DIED IN THE WOODS OF MAINE

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MANY ASK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WHEN SPEAKING OF HIS NAME
LOUIS LIVES IN HIS PEOPLE'S HEART. THE TRUE HALL OF FAME

SOME SPORTS NAMES ACROSS THIS NATION
ARE WELL BEYOND AN ABOMINATION
MY PEOPLE'S HERITAGE IS THROWN TO THE WINDS
WHEN TEAMS SPORT NAMES SUCH AS REDSKINS

CHORUS

YOU WHO HAVE TAKEN AWAY MY LAND
JOIN WITH ME TO TAKE A STAND
I'M NOT YOUR MASCOT I'M A MAN!
I'M NOT YOUR MASCOT I'M A MAN!

YOU WHO MAKE MONEY BY CASTING ASIDE
ALL THE DREAMS MY PEOPLE HAVE INSIDE
YOU SOW SEEDS OF CULTURAL GENOCIDE
OUR HUMANITY SHOULD NOT BE DENIED

PLEASE DON'T STEAL FOR THE SAKE OF MONEY
THEN, DISGUISE IT AS SOMETHING FUNNY
STOP THIS WAR ON MY DIGNITY
I NEED TO BE TRULY FREE!!

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I'M NOT YOUR CARTOON I'M NOT YOUR CHIEF
IT'S MY HERITAGE DON'T BE A THIEF
SPORTS FANS WHEN YOU DO THE TOMAHAWK CHOP
THE HEADS OF NATIVE AMERICANS DROP

IT'S SIMPLE TO STOP THE TOMAHAWK CHOP
JUST SAY NO AND STOP! STOP! STOP!
EVERY WAR HOOP AND CHANT YOU MAKE
MAKES MY PEOPLE'S HEARTACHE!

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BE BRAVER THAN BRAVE SPEAK UP IT'S WRONG
TO MAKE FUN OF OTHERS IN SPEECH AND SONG
DON'T BUY WHAT CHEAPENS BOTH ME AND YOU
BE TRUE TO YOURSELF AND DUMP CHIEF WAHOO!!

TAG LINE

JOIN WITH ME THIS WAR MUST BE WON
HUMAN DIGNITY FOR EVERYONE!!

CHORUS

SMOKEY JOE WAS SO GOOD TY COBB HAD TO SAY
HE'D WIN THIRTY GAMES IN THE MAJORS ANY DAY
SATCHEL PAIGE CLAIMED HE WAS THE BEST OF THEM ALL
SMOKEY NEVER SAW HIS PLAQUE IN THE SHRINE OF BASEBALL

SMOKEY JOE NEVER PITCHED IN A MAJOR LEAGUE GAME
BUT HE BEAT PITCHERS NOW IN THE HALL OF FAME
THIS BLACK NATIVE AMERICAN, A BIG TEXAN TOO
FACED A WALL OF HATRED HE COULD NOT PITCH THROUGH

HE PLAYED FOR THE LINCOLN GIANTS AND HOMESTEAD GRAYS
AND OTHER GREAT BLACK TEAMS IN HIS GLORY DAYS
IN THE WEST KNOWN AS CYCLONE IN THE EAST SMOKEY JOE
JUDGING FROM BOTH NICKNAMES, HE NEVER PITCHED SLOW

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HIS CURVE BALL DROPPED LIKE A BIRD SHOT IN FLIGHT
YOU SMELLED SMOKE BUT HIS FASTBALL ZIPPED FROM SIGHT
WHEN HE GOT IN TROUBLE HE'D SMILE THROUGH IT ALL
THE STRIKEOUTS WOULD COME AND ONE BY ONE THEY'D FALL

DURING SMOKEY JOE WILLIAMS FIELD OF DREAMS
HE PITCHED TEN SHUTOUTS OF MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS
AND WON TWENTY-TWO GAMES OUT OF THIRTY
THERE'S NO DOUBT HE WAS FAR MORE THAN WORTHY

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SMOKEY JOE WAS BARRED FOR THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN
YEARS LATER HE WAS STILL ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
BUT SMOKEY JOE WILLIAMS FINALLY MADE IT TO THE HALL
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER GREATS WHO GAVE THEIR ALL?

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CHORUS

LET'S NOT FORGET ALL THOSE WHO WENT BEFORE
THEY DIDN'T MAKE TODAY'S MAJORS THEY DID ENDURE
PLAYING BY THE RULES THEY BEAT JIM CROW AT HIS GAME
BECAUSE OF THEM, OTHERS MADE THE HALL OF FAME

BEFORE JACKIE ROBINSON BLAZED AROUND THE BASES
THE COLOR LINE WAS BROKEN BETWEEN THE RACES
BEFORE SATCHEL, JOSH, AND COOL PAPA BELL
BLACK PLAYERS LIVED IN A WHITE BASEBALL HELL

HONOR YOUNGER THE FIRST COLLEGE PLAYER AT OBERLIN
HONOR FOWLER FIRST PRO IN THE MINORS PITCHING FOR LYNN
HONOR WALKER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
THE FIRST BLACK MAJOR LEAGUER IN THE NATION

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THROUGH BEANINGS AND JEERS AND SPIKINGS THEY STAYED
ON A FIELD OF HATRED SOMEHOW BLACKS PLAYED
WITH WHITES 'TIL THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
IN THOSE TWILIGHT YEARS THEY TRIED TO BE FREE

THEN, PRO BASEBALL TURNED SHARPLY BLACK OR WHITE
BUT IN NON LEAGUE GAMES FREEDOM SHINED HER LIGHT
WHEN BLACKS PLAYED WHITES THEY GAVE THEIR ALL
BLACKS WERE PLAYING MORE THAN BASEBALL

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REPEAT TAGLINE TWICE

ROBINSON SLID HOME TO END THIS NATIONAL SHAME
BUNTED HOME BY BLACKS WHO LONG AGO PLAYED THE GAME

REPEAT LET'S NOT FORGET TWICE

LET'S NOT FORGET ALL THOSE WHO WENT BEFORE

FADE AND REPEAT: LET'S NOT FORGET (SEVERAL TIMES)

CHORUS

WHO LED THE N.L. IN DOUBLES TWICE
WHO PLAYED WITH NINE BODY PARTS IN ICE
WHO WAS THE N.L. BATTING CHAMP TOO
WHO'S BEST REMEMBERED FOR ONE BOO-BOO

WHO OUT-HIT MOST PLAYERS IN THE HALL OF FAME
WHO PLAYED MORE THAN MOST IN THE GAME
WHO HIT THREE HUNDRED PLUS FOR EIGHT SEASONS
WHO WAS GREAT FOR SO MANY REASONS

WHO HOLDS THE RECORD FOR ASSISTS AT FIRST
WHO'S BEEN TREATED THE VERY WORST
HIS CAREER SPANNED FOUR DECADES. WHAT A SHAME
THE GREAT BILL BUCKNER TOOK ALL THE BLAME

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I STILL WINCH A BIT AT THAT EIGHTY SIX GAME
BUT NO LIFE WAS LOST...LIFE GOES ON THE SAME
BILL BUCKNER'S CLEARLY A MAJOR REASON
WHY WE HAD THAT GREAT EIGHTY SIX SEASON

IT'S OVER AND DONE WITH. TIME TO FORGET
TIME TO REALIZE WE'VE BEEN ALL WET
BILL MIGHT MAKE IT TO THE HALL OF FAME
UNTIL WE ATONE WE'RE IN THE HALL OF SHAME

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IF YOU EVER COME BACK TO NEW ENGLAND BILL
I HOPE WE CHEER YOU FROM EVERY WINDOW SILL
BILL BUCKNER REMEMBER AND VALUE THAT NAME
A PLAYER WHO GAVE HIS HEART TO THE GAME

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CHORUS

WHO'S THE GREATEST RED SOX FAN THERE EVER WAS?
A LADY NAMED DOROTHY SURELY BECAUSE
SHE WAS BORN IN A YEAR THE RED SOX WON IT ALL
AND STUCK WITH HER SOX NO MATTER THEIR RISE OR FALL

SHE FELT FAIR WEATHER FANS LIVED IN MORTAL SIN
EVEN SOME FRIENDS AND CERTAIN OF HER KIN
SHE TOOK ME TO SEE HER RED SOX AT FENWAY
SHE GAVE ME MEMORIES THAT LIVE WITH ME TODAY

SHE ADMIRED JOLTIN' JOE BUT DIDN'T WANT HIM TO WIN
SHE JUST KNEW HER SOX WOULD BE A SHOO IN
SHE LOVED TEDDY BALLGAME, THOUGHT HIM HEAVEN SENT
BUT BUCKY DENT SHE WANTED PLANTED IN CEMENT

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IN AUGUST OF '78 THE RED SOX WERE MILES AHEAD
SHE PROCLAIMED HER SOX CHAMPS. THE HATED YANKEES DEAD
THEN BUCKY HIT A POP UP HOMER INTO THE STRATOSPHERE
ALAS HER HIGH HOPE SEASON ENDED WITH A TEAR

I FIRST HEARD HER CRY OVER THE SOX IN FORTY NINE
THOUGH YOUNG, I SHOULD'VE KNOWN THIS WAS A SIGN
WHAT'S THE MATTER I ASKED IN GREAT DISMAY
SHE CRIED OUT LOUD WE'VE LOST THE PENNANT TODAY

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AFTER DECADES OF STRUGGLE, SHE WASN'T FREE
FREE OF WHAT WAS AND SOMEHOW HAS TO BE
THOUGH HER HEALTH WAS UP AND DOWN LIKE THE SOX HER LAST YEAR
SHE HELPED THEM WIN THE WILD CARD BY THE FORCE OF HER CHEER

AT THE END SHE RALLIED LIKE THE SOX BACK AND FORTH IT WENT
'TIL THE YANK'S IN THE SKY SENT SOMEONE BIGGER THAN BUCKY DENT
NOW SHE'S IN HEAVEN THERE'S SIMPLY NO GAME DELAY
AND HER BELOVED RED SOX WIN EVERY GAME THEY PLAY

TAG LINE REPEAT ONCE

SHE MUST BE WATCHING A YOUNG BABE RUTH ON THE MOUND
IF BABE'S NOT WITH THE SOX SHE'LL CHASE HIM FROM GOD'S TOWN!!

CHORUS

WAY, WAY BACK IN EIGHTEEN NINETY-FOUR
BOSTON PLAYED THE HOTTEST GAME WITH BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE THE DAY BEFORE BEAT BEANTOWN BAD
THE CROWD GOT FIRED UP THEY TURNED RED-HOT MAD

BECAUSE OF THIS GAME, BEANTOWN WENT UP IN SMOKE
SOME SAY IT ALL STARTED BECAUSE OF A POKE
JOHN McGRAW AND FOG HORN TUCKER HAD A FIGHT
THEY TRADED LOTS OF PUNCHES LEFT AND RIGHT

BOTH DUGOUTS CLEARED, EVEN THE FANS BATTLED
A FIRE WAS SET ALL SHOULD HAVE SKIDADDLED!
WHILE THE BLAZE WARMED SEATS NEAR THE RIGHT FIELD WALL
ALL THE GRAND STAND CHANTED PLAY BALL! PLAY BALL!

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NO ONE RANG THE ALARM THE FIRE WAS THOUGHT TOO SMALL
UNTIL THE FLAMES SPREAD OUTSIDE THE RIGHT FIELD WALL
WILL THEY PLAY THE GAME ONE FAN WOULD STILL SAY?
THE FLAMES ROARED GAMES OFF, BECAUSE OF FIRE TODAY

THE HOMES AND SHOPS ALL OF WOODEN FRAMES
AND THE SIX SPIRE GRAND STAND WERE SOON IN FLAMES
THE FIRE GRAND SLAMMED THROUGH THE POOR PART OF TOWN
TWO THOUSAND HOMELESS, TWO HUNDRED DWELLINGS DOWN

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ALL THE FANS WENT HOME TO HOMES THAT NIGHT
FOR THE NEWLY HOMELESS, NO HOMES WERE IN SIGHT
THE NEXT DAY THE NEWS READ GAME REPLAYED THURSDAY
BUT WHERE DID THE HOMELESS GO? IT DIDN'T SAY

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