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