LITTLE BOY
IN A BASEBALL HAT
STANDS IN THE FIELD
WITH HIS BALL AND BAT
SAYS I AM THE GREATEST
PLAYER OF THEM ALL
PUTS HIS BAT
ON HIS SHOULDER
AND HE TOSSES UP
HIS BALL
AND THE BALL GOES UP
AND THE BALL
COMES DOWN
SWINGS HIS BAT
ALL THE WAY AROUND
THE WORLD'S SO STILL
YOU CAN
HEAR THE SOUND
THE BASEBALL FALLS
TO THE GROUND
NOW THE LITTLE BOY
DOESN'T SAY A WORD
PICKS UP HIS BALL
HE IS UNDETERRED
SAYS I AM THE GREATEST
THERE HAS EVER BEEN
AND HE GRITS HIS TEETH
AND HE TRIES IT AGAIN
AND THE BALL GOES UP
AND THE BALL
COMES DOWN
SWINGS HIS BAT
ALL THE WAY AROUND
THE WORLD'S SO STILL
YOU CAN
HEAR THE SOUND
THE BASEBALL FALLS
TO THE GROUND
HE MAKES NO EXCUSES
HE SHOWS NO FEAR
HE JUST CLOSES HIS EYES
AND LISTENS
TO THE CHEERS
LITTLE BOY
HE ADJUSTS HIS HAT
PICKS UP HIS BALL
STARES AT HIS BAT
SAYS I AM THE GREATEST
THE GAME IS ON THE LINE
AND HE GIVES HIS ALL
ONE LAST TIME
AND THE BALL GOES UP
LIKE THE MOON
SO BRIGHT
SWINGS HIS BAT
WITH ALL HIS MIGHT
AND THE WORLD'S
AS STILL
AS STILL CAN BE
AND THE BASEBALL FALLS
AND THAT'S
STRIKE THREE
NOW IT'S SUPPER TIME
AND HIS MAMA CALLS
LITTLE BOY STARTS HOME
WITH HIS BAT AND BALL
SAYS I AM THE GREATEST
THAT IS A FACT
BUT EVEN I DIDN'T KNOW
I CAN PITCH LIKE THAT
SAYS I AM THE GREATEST
THAT IS UNDERSTOOD
BUT EVEN I DIDN'T KNOW
I COULD PITCH
THAT GOOD