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Why don't y'all play that pitchThe right manage gonna be in the gameIt's the top of the ninthJosh Gibson is at the plateThe bases are loaded, it's a three and two countAnd here's the pitchSteppin' up to the plate, first batterCool KeithBlack baseball, it was a known fact jackWith the weather so hot, who could play like Danny DayThe greatest and the best, like the Satchel brother PaigeLong Tom and Little Bomb, in the Hall of FameLike Josh and bunt, be alert, duckEverybody was down for beer and peanutsFoxes in their Sunday's best, their brightest dressAnd on deck, Ced GNow baseball today troop, is mostly not racialBut back in the days it was all segregatedThe whites had the majors and then the blacks had the negro leaguesThey both had great talent but then us blacks have no historyLetras de cancionesOf all our great players, the teams in the ballparkBut we're here to shed light, restore the glory they haven't gotBlack baseball, they paved the wayWith players like Dandy, the Devil, and DayBlack baseballBlack baseballBlack baseballBring er homeNow the ballparks they played in was very far from a stadiumThey only sat hundreds troops as opposed to the thousandsBut the stands they was packed, for the league that was fatWith teams like the Baccarats and the Homestead GraysThe Eagles and many more, came ready to playIn cities like Birmingham, Newark and Chi-TownThe bus trips were very long, paychecks would bring a frownBut not to these players, cause they really loved baseballYou could ban them from majors, but not from the gameWith players like Leon Day, who pitched almost every dayHis arm would hold up, blowin hitters with smoke awayAnd then there was Bullet Joe, also was Smokey JoeKing Richard and Savateen, and brothers like Ed PoleNext, batter up!Bring it home Keith!They took the long great line that was so fineSuper and strong to play, three games a dayHey hey, Thunder Twins are up and gonna win againMake the other players say "Oh him again!"But whattya know?Black baseball (baseball) they paved the wayWith players like Dandy, the Devil, and DayBlack baseball (baseball)Black baseball (baseball)Black baseball (baseball)Poppa Bell was Cool, broke any catcher's ruleOn the base, at night, total speed rip the lightComin' past flick flash he was so fastScouts watchin' in awe at what they sawThe best in the game, it's a shame, you don't knowAlex and Double Duty, and don't forget JutyTalent was there, and it was blackGive them their credit folks, and build em a hall of fameWhere legends can rest, with uniforms and the whole shebangAnd honor the players, coaches fans and the ballparksFrom the Giants or Phillies, to the New York like YankeesThe Pittsburgh Crawfords, yeah they don't have to thank meJust thank the Red Bull's, just thank the Abe Manley'sJust thank Rufus Lewis, a few names that grab meBlack baseball (baseball) they paved the wayWith players like Dandy, the Devil, and DayBlack baseball (baseball)Black baseball (baseball)Black baseball (baseball)Black baseball (baseball)And we're outAnd we're gone From Letras Mania