The Greatest

Little boy
In a baseball hat
Stands in the field
With his ball and bat
Says "I am the greatest
player of them all"
Puts his bat on his shoulder
And he tosses up his ball

And the ball goes up
And the ball comes down
He swings his bat all the way around
The world's so still
You can hear the sound
The baseball falls
To the ground

Now the little boy
Doesn't say a word
Picks up his ball
He is undeterrred
Says "I am the greatest
there has ever been"
He grits his teeth
And he tries it again

And the ball goes up
The ball comes down
He swings his bat all the way around
The world's so still
You can hear the sound
The baseball falls
To the ground

He makes no excuses
He shows no fear
He just closes his eyes
And listens to the cheers

Little boy
He adjusts his hat
Picks up his ball
Stares at his bat
Says "I am the greatest...
Game is on the line"
And he gives his all one last time

The ball goes up
The moon's so bright
Swings his bat with all his might
The world's as still as still can be
And the baseball falls
And that's strike three

Now it's suppertime
And his mama calls
Little boy starts home
With his bat and ball
Says "I am the greatest
And that is a fact
But even I didn't know
I could pitch like that"

Says "I am the greatest
That is understood
But even I didn't know
I could pitch that good."

Lyrics © 1998 New Don Songs / New Hayes Mucis (ASCAP)
Lyrics By: Don Schlitz
Song Performed By: Kenny Rogers
Found on the Kenny Rogers: "She Rides Wild Horses"  CD

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