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Nolan Ryan K-King

THEY SAY YOU ARE THE K-KING I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD SOMEONE SAID YOUR FASTBALL WAS THE BEST HE EVER HEARD THEY SAY YOU HAVE A FASTBALL THE FASTEST OF THEM ALL SHOW ME YOUR BEST FASTBALL I'LL DRIVE IT OFF THE WALL THEY SAY YOU HAVE A NASTY CURVE ENOUGH TO BACK'EM DOWN SHOW ME YOUR BEST NASTY CURVE I'LL TAKE THAT PITCH DOWN-TOWN THEY SAY YOU HAVE A CHANGE-UP THAT LEAVES THEM WAY OUT FRONT SHOW ME YOUR BEST CHANGE-UP I'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO BUNT THEN I STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE I HEARD THE UMP CALL STRIKE I DUG IN JUST A LITTLE MORE THAT CURVEBALL TOOK A BITE I WAITED ON THAT CHANGE-UP YET SURE ENOUGH THEY'RE RIGHT I TURNED AROUND TO FACE THE UMP HE JUST SMILED AND SAID GOOD NITE I BELIEVE YOU ARE THE K-KING YOU'RE THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN YOU DESERVE TO BE BASEBALL'S ALL-TIME STRIKE OUT KING Michael E. Harris

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