Saga Of Dandy, The Devil & Day Lyrics - Ultramagnetic Mc's

Why don't y'all play that pitch 

The right manage gonna be in the game 

It's the top of the ninth 

Josh Gibson is at the plate 

The bases are loaded, it's a three and two count 

And here's the pitch 

Steppin' up to the plate, first batter 

Kool Keith 

Black baseball, it was a known fact jack 

With the weather so hot, who could play like Danny Day 

The greatest and the best, like the satchel Brother Paige 

Long tom and little bomb, in the hall of fame 

Like Josh and Bunt, be alert, duck 

Everybody was down for beer and peanuts 

Foxes in their Sunday's best, their brightest dress 

And on deck, Ced G 

Now baseball today troop, is mostly not racial 

But back in the days it was all segregated 

The whites had the majors and then the blacks had the Negro leagues 

They both had great talent but then us blacks have no history 

Of all our great players, the teams in the ballpark 

But we're here to shed light, restore the glory they haven't got 

Black baseball, they paved the way 

With players like dandy, the devil & day 

Black baseball, they paved the way 

With players like dandy, the devil & day 

Black baseball, they paved the way 

With players like dandy, the devil & day 

Black baseball 

Bring er home 

Now the ballparks they played in was very far from a stadium 

They only sat hundreds troops as opposed to the thousands 

But the stands they was packed, for the league that was fat 

With teams like the baccarats and the homestead grays 

The eagles and many more, came ready to play 

In cities like Birmingham, Newark and Chi-Town 

The bus trips were very long, paychecks would bring a frown 

But not to these players, cause they really loved baseball 

You could ban them from majors, but not from the game 

With players like Leon Dday, who pitched almost every day 

His arm would hold up, blowin' hitters with smoke away 

And then there was bullet joe, also was Smokey Joe 

King Richard and Savateen, and brothers like ed pole 

Next, batter up 

Bring it home Keith 

They took the long great line that was so fine 

Super and strong to play, three games a day 

Hey hey, thunder twins are up and gonna win again 

Make the other players say, "Oh him again!" 

But whattya know? 

Black baseball 

(Baseball) 

They paved the way 

With players like dandy, the devil & day 

With players like dandy, the devil & day 

With players like dandy, the devil & day 

Black baseball 

(Baseball) 

Poppa bell was cool, broke any catcher's rule 

On the base, at night, total speed rip the light 

Comin' past flick flash he was so fast 

Scouts watchin' in awe at what they saw 

The best in the game, it's a shame, you don't know 

Alex and Double Duty, and don't forget Juty 

Talent was there, and it was black 

Give them their credit folks, and build em a hall of fame 

Where legends can rest, with uniforms and the whole shebang 

And honor the players, coaches fans and the ballparks 

From the Giants or phillies, to the New York like Yankees 

The Pittsburgh Crawfords, yeah they don't have to thank me 

Just thank the red bull's, just thank the Abe Manley's 

Just thank Rufus Lewis, a few names that grab me 

Black baseball 

(Baseball) 

They paved the way 

With players like dandy, the devil & day 

With players like dandy, the devil & day 

With players like dandy, the devil & day 

With players like dandy, the devil & day 

Black baseball 

(Baseball) 

And we're out 

And we're gone