WHEN YOU VISIT ST. LOUIS, HOME OF THE ARCH.
TAKE TIMEOUT, TO VISIT THE PARK.
THIS IS THE HOME, TO THE GREATEST OF ALL.
STAN "THE MAN" MUSIAL OF CARDINAL BASEBALL.
FOR 22 SEASONS, HE PLAYED A GREAT GAME.
WELL DESERVING, OF THE HALL OF FAME.
BACK IN THE FORTIES, HE MADE HIS DEBUT.
IN HIS FIRST PLATE APPEARANCE, NOBODY KNEW.
WITH A BATTING STANCE, YOU COULD DISPUTE.
LIGHTNING FAST REFLEX, YOU CAN'T REFUTE.
EXCELLENT VISION, TO SEE THE BALL.
WHEN IT CAME TO HITTING, HE COULD DO IT ALL.
WITH HIS FINE BASEBALL SKILLS, THE NUMBERS WOULD COME.
CAREER BATTING AVERAGE OF THREE THIRTY ONE.
THE SEASONS BEST AVERAGE 7 TIMES WON.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, HE MUST HAVE HAD FUN.
HE HAD A GREAT SEASON, IN FORTY-THREE.
AS A RESULT, HE WON MVP.
MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT THIS MVP.
HE WOULD HAVE 2 MORE GREAT SEASONS, FOR A TOTAL OF3.
THIRTY SIX HUNDRED THIRTY HITS TO REMEMBER.
20 TIME ALL-STAR AND HALL OF FAME MEMBER.
LET'S NOT FORGET, ABOUT THE LONG BALL.
FOUR-SEVENTY-FIVE, WOULD CLEAR THE WALL.
THE GAME OF BASEBALL, IS A GREAT LOVE FOR ME.
THE GREAT STAN "THE MAN" MUSIAL, PART OF IT'S HISTORY....
Remembering the days way back when
Baseball was what made life tick
Lived and breathed that wonderful game
With the Babe, Ted Williams, and the Mick
Jackie Robinson breaking the colour barrier
Sweet memories inhabit my brain
Jackie was the absolute first hero of mine
Brought equality to this time honoured game
Stan Musial, Bob Feller, and Joe DiMaggio
From a much simpler era, these names
When salaries hadn't yet become astronomical
They played for the love of the game
How many remember the powerhouse Yankees
Every year the cream of the crop
They were always a perpetual Series contender
Seemed like the Yanks were always on top
Those days are gone but sure not forgotten
In the recesses of this old mind
Can still see Ted hitting one over the fence
In my mind, it's nineteen-forty nine
© Jack Ellison 2013
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