It was great to be a Tiger fan
with the Georgia Peach and Wahoo Sam
They won the pennet three years in a row
Then Heilman, batting titles in years that were odd
Briggs Stadium always had a hitting show
I’m talkin’ baseball
Hank and Charlie slugging
Tiger baseball
Schoolboy did the chucking
Goose Goslin made opposing pitchers scream
Then Georgie Kell came upon the scene
I’m talking baseball, the motor city team
Well Hal and Dizzy set ‘em down
And Kaline won the batting crown
The year before he the right to vote
Charlie Maxwell’s Sunday fun
Denny’s year of 31
The sailing was great in ’68 on the series boat
I’m talkin’ baseball
Rocky, Norm and Willie
Tiger baseball
McAullife, Gates and Billy
Rootin’ Hef, Freehan, Harvey Kuenn
Lolich in the series winning three
I’m talking baseball, the motor city team
Now when you’re talkin’ Tiger baseball
Rusty and old black Mike
Cesar’s seven hits in one
What would Mark “The Bird” have done?
One Tiger had two slams in a game,
Northrup was his name
The Tigers have tradition
And Sparky’s one ambition
Is to get them to the classic in the fall
New names join the old
Another team unfolds
There a good bet with Morris and Chet
So lets play ball
I’m talkin’ baseball
Trammell, Dave and Lance
Tiger baseball
Kirk Gibson and the Champ
Whitaker and Herndon are on the scene
Wilcox and Aurelio have the steam
I’m talking baseball, the Motor City team
Tiger baseball, the Motor City team
Motown, Motown, Motown
I’m talkin’ baseball, the Motor City team
Motown, Motown, Motown
Motown, Motown, Motown
Tiger baseball, the Motor City team
Motown, Motown, Motown
Talkin’ baseball, the Motor City team.
A Definition of Baseball
Spoken by Ernie Harwell
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Lifelong Tiger Fan Blues
I've been a baseball fan since I was a little boy
Had a bedroom full of little baseball toys
A bat and a ball and a Wilson glove
Yeah, me and my national pasttime
we was oh so in love.
Every opening day oh I still get that itch
I can hardly wait for that very first pitch
All my hope and dreams all replaced
I get visions of my Tigers in the penant race
Win or lose, I got the lifelong Tiger fan blues.
