The Pine-Tarred Bat The Ballad Of Georget Brett

D A Come and gather round all you baseball fans and a tale you will hear from me D About George Brett and his pine tarred bat in the year of 83 D A Whoa! The pine-tarred bat that's where it's at in the game of baseball today D Don't rub it too high or someone will cry and they'll steal your home run away D A Oh the inning was nine and there on the line was Brett with confidence D He wiggled his shanks and shook up the Yanks when he knocked it over the fence D A Billy Martin of course with his voice getting hoarse was screaming as he thrashed about D He claimed that tar was up too far then the umpire called Brett out. D A What a hulabaloo, boy I'm telling you; in the baseball world, what a noise D Giving pine tar the blame and stealing the game from the Kansas City boys. D A Well the ploy it failed cause Lee McPhail League preseident in baseball D Took Brett off the hook let the record book show a homer, tar and all D A When I hear folks chat about Casey at the bat and tell 'em how Casey did fade D I'll tell 'em you bet, about young George Brett and the pine tar escapade D A Whoa! The pine-tarred bat, that's where it's at in Cooperstown Hall of Fame D Let's give three screams for both fine teams and the great American game D A Mmm mm m m m m m m m m m m mmmmmmmm D Let's give three screams for both fine teams and the great American game