Cooperstown
The water's wide, it's deep and wide
It's down a long and windy road
And everyone knows that a boy can't swim it
In Narrow's church
The white walled church
They're singing that gospel song
"Bye and bye, I'ma see my King"
The clouds will break
And the pews shake
And the choir softly cries
And it's Georgia in the spring of 1905
Oh, Ty Cobb, you're dead and gone
You had a game like a war machine
And through the great Hall of Fame you wander
In Tigers Field, a girl in heels
She had a face like a magazine
And through the long, metal stands, she wandered
Oh, the ball soared and the crowd roared
And the scoreboard, sweetly hummed
And tomorrow, you'll surely know whose won
Well, I'm on first, and you're on third
And their wolves are all between
And everyone's sure that their game is over
The catcher's hard, he's mean and hard
Then he nips at the batter's heels
And everyone's sure that their game is over
The ball soars and the crowd roars
And the scoreboard, sweetly hums
And tomorrow, you'll surely know whose won
The water's wide, it's deep and wide
It's down a long and windy road
And everyone knows that a boy can't swim it
Oh, the clouds break and the pews shake
And the preacher's feet do pound
As the rain beats the streets of Coopers town