Walter Johnson

(album: You Must Ask The Heart - 1995)

Well, I'm a gonna tell you if you don't know
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About a great ball player from a long time ago
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Whose a hero to me I ain't putting you on son
Cause I'm now gonna tell a story of baseball's great Walter Johnson

All through baseball he was loved and respected
Was there bitterness in Walter Johnson?
Well, it was never detected

Well now, when pitchers throw their pitch to scare
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They'll actually tried to almost hit that opposing player
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Walter Johnson wouldn't do that, not even just a little
He made sure he threw that baseball right down the middle

And all through baseball he was loved and respected
Was there bitterness in Walter Johnson?
Well, it was never detected

Well, when the Washington nine was a-goin to win
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Walter would actually ease up a little on the opposition
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Now the other teammates they simply didn't get it
They said, "Walter how come you, let him hit it?"
Now Walter just told them with his gentle smile
"Boys, this game isn't any fun if you don't get a hit once in a while"

Now all through baseball he was loved and respected
Was there bitterness in Walter Johnson?
Well, it was never detected

Well, a record's just a record in a book that's just a book
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This Walter Johnson, I speak of, never so much as gave the opposing team a dirty look
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And a season's just a season in a game that was supposed to be just a game
Walter Johnson cared about people more than he cared about fame

So all through baseball he was loved and respected
Was there bitterness in Walter Johnson?
Well, it was never detected