The Saga Of Dandy, The Devil And Day (Original Mix)

Once y'all throw that pitch
The right manager gotta be in the game
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
The pitcher in play, first batter, Keith
Okay

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 Buck, be alert, duck
Everybody was down for beer and peanuts
Foxes in their Sunday's best, their brightest dress
And on deck, Ced Gee

Now baseball today, troop, is mostly non-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
Black baseball, they paved the way
With players like Dandy, The Devil, and Day
Black baseball, they paved the way
With players like Dandy, The Devil, and Day
Black baseball, bring it home

Now the ballpark they played in was very far from a stadium
They only sat hundreds, troops as opposed to the thousands
But the stands would stay packed for the league that was fat
With teams like the Bacharachs 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, plus they really loved baseball
You can ban them from majors, but not from the game
With players like Leon Day, who pitched almost every day
His arm would hold up, blowing hitters with smoke away
And then there was Bullet Joe, also was Smoky Joe
King Richard and Savage D, and brothers like Ed Pogue
Next, batter up, bring it home, Keith

They took the long, great line, it 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?"
Well, what do you know?

Black baseball (Baseball), they paved the way
With players like Dandy, The Devil, and Day
Black baseball (Baseball), they paved the way
With players like Dandy, The Devil, and Day
Black baseball (Baseball)

Cool, Papa Bell was cool, broke any catcher's rule
On the base at night, total speed, flipped the light
Comin' past, whiplash, he was so fast
Scouts watched in their 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 Judy
Talent was there and it was black

Give them their credit, folks, and build 'em a Hall of Fame
Where legends could rest with uniforms and the whole shebang
And honor the players, coaches, fans in the ballparks
From the Giants of Philly to the New York-led 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
Black baseball (Baseball), they paved the way
With players like Dandy, The Devil, and Day
Black baseball (Baseball), they paved the way
With players like Dandy, The Devil, and Day
Black baseball (Baseball), they paved the way
With players like Dandy, The Devil, and Day
Black baseball (Baseball)