[kool keith]

Why don't y'all play that pitch

The right manage gonna be in the game



[moe love]

It's the top of the ninth

Josh gibson is at the plate

The bases are loaded, it's a three and two count

And here's the pitch



[kool keith]

Steppin up to the plate, first batter



[moe love]

Kool keith



[kool keith]

Black baseball, it was a known fact jack

With the weather so hot, who could play like danny day

The greatest and the best, like the satchel brother paige

Long tom and little bomb, in the hall of fame

Like josh and bunt, be alert, duck

Everybody was down for beer and peanuts

Foxes in their sunday's best, their brightest dress



[moe love]

And on deck, ced g



[ced g]

Now baseball today troop, is mostly not racial

But back in the days it was all segregated

The whites had the majors and then the blacks had the negro leagues

They both had great talent but then us blacks have no history

Of all our great players, the teams in the ballpark

But we're here to shed light, restore the glory they haven't got



Black baseball, they paved the way

With players like dandy, the devil, and day

(repeat 3x)

Black baseball



[moe love]

Bring er home



[ced g]

Now the ballparks they played in was very far from a stadium

They only sat hundreds troops as opposed to the thousands

But the stands they was packed, for the league that was fat

With teams like the baccarats and the homestead grays

The eagles and many more, came ready to play

In cities like birmingham, newark and chi-town

The bus trips were very long, paychecks would bring a frown

But not to these players, cause they really loved baseball

You could ban them from majors, but not from the game

With players like leon day, who pitched almost every day

His arm would hold up, blowin hitters with smoke away

And then there was bullet joe, also was smokey joe

King richard and savateen, and brothers like ed pole

Next, batter up!



[moe love]

Bring it home keith!



[kool keith]

They took the long great line that was so fine

Super and strong to play, three games a day

Hey hey, thunder twins are up and gonna win again

Make the other players say "oh him again!"

But whattya know?



[ced g]

Black baseball (baseball) they paved the way

With players like dandy, the devil, and day

(repeat 3x)

Black baseball (baseball)



[kool keith]

Poppa bell was cool, broke any catcher's rule

On the base, at night, total speed rip the light

Comin past flick flash he was so fast

Scouts watchin in awe at what they saw

The best in the game, it's a shame, you don't know

Alex and double duty, and don't forget juty

Talent was there, and it was black



[ced g]

Give them their credit folks, and build em a hall of fame

Where legends can rest, with uniforms and the whole shebang

And honor the players, coaches fans and the ballparks

From the giants or phillies, to the new york like yankees

The pittsburgh crawfords, yeah they don't have to thank me

Just thank the red bull's, just thank the abe manley's

Just thank rufus lewis, a few names that grab me



Black baseball (baseball) they paved the way

With players like dandy, the devil, and day

(repeat 4x)

Black baseball (baseball)



[moe love]

And we're out



[kool keith]

And we're gone


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