The First Baseball Game chords by Johnny Mercer
Verse 1
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My ser mon today,
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said the Reverend Jones,
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is baseball and whence it came.
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If you take the good book,
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and you take a good look,
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you will find the first baseball game.
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It says Eve stole first, and Adam second,
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So lomon umpired the game.
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Rebecca went to the well with the pitcher,
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And Ruth in the field made a name.
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Goliath was struck out by David,
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A bass hit made on Abel by Cain,
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And the prodigal son made a great home run,
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Brother Noah gave checks out for rain.
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Old St. Pete was a -checkin' errors,
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Also had charge of the gate.
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Salome sacrificed big John the Baptist,
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Who wound up a head on the plate.
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Delilah was pitchin' to Samson,
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When he brought down the
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house with a clout,
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And the angels that day
made a double play,
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That's when Adam and Eve were
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thrown out.
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Jonah wailed and went down swinging
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Later he popped up again
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A li on drive -by, oh,
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never could nether,
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Made Daniel warm up in the pen.
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Satan was pitching that apple,
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It looked as though he might fan them all.
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But then Joshua let go with a mighty blow,
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And he blasted one right at the wall.
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The Lord wound up and took good aim,
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And started that very first
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baseball game.
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The First Baseball Game
Johnny Mercer
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