3rd BASE, DODGER (From the Ry Cooder album, Chavez [2005]. Sung by Bla Pahinui)
Mister, youre a man, as anyone can plainly see. The straightest in this great land. Take a little tip from me. I work here nights, parking cars, the moon and stars. The same ones that we all knew in 1952. And if you want to know a local boy like me is coming from: 3rd base, Stadium.
2nd base, right over there. I see grandma in her chair. linens flapping in the breeze, and all the fellows choosing up their teams. Hand over on that Louisville. Crowning the top, king of the hill. Mound to home, sixty feet. been very good to me. And if you want to know where a local boy like me is from: 3rd base, Stadium. 3rd base, Stadium.
Back around the 76 ball, Greeneyes had his shoeshine stall. In the of the 1st base line, got my first kiss, Florencia was kind. Now, if the dozer hadnt taken my yard, youd see the with our initials carved. So many moments in my memory. Sure was fun, the game was free. It was free.
Hey mister, you seem to go. Youll find that seat, in the 7th row Behind home plate, where we used to meet. When we young, we had dreams. a place you dont know, up a road you cant go. Just a thought, to rest in my mind, just a time. If you to know where Im gonna go when I hit my last homerun: 3rd base, Stadium. 3rd base, Stadium. 3rd base, Stadium. Hey, Mister, you are a man. Yes, Im a man myself. Yes, Im a man, too. been very good to me. Yes, baseball been very to me.