Shoeless Joe Jackson (2010)

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SHOELESSJOEJACKSON

SHOELESSJOEJACKSONONCEPLAYEDBALL INHISSTOCK-INGFEETNEARTHECENTERFIELDWALL.

HOMERUNBAKERWASATTHEPLATE, SWING-INGHISBATLIKEAWELL-OILEDGATE.

SOMECAN'THITASOMETHINGWITHAPADDLE BUTBAKERWASMEANANDRARIN'FORBATTLE.

HOMERUNSWUNGFROMTHEBACKOFHISHEEL ANDLIFTEDTHEBALLTOWARDCENTERFIELD.

THESUNSHONEDOWNONSHOELESS'EYEBALL ASHETRIEDTOJUDGETHATDIFFICULTHIGHBALL.

ITWENTTHROUGHTHEHANDSOFSHOELESSJOE ANDFELLPLUMBSPRANGUPONHISTOE.

BAKERMADETHIRDONTHATSIMPLEERROR. (GOODOLDBAKERHEWASATERROR.)

BUTJOE,WHILETHINK-INGOVERTHEDANGER OFPLAYINGBALL,SOONMETASTRANGER,

WHOOFFEREDHIMPLENTYOFTHEFOLDINGLETTUCE IFHE'DTHROWTHESERIESTOTHECINCINATIS.

SHOELESSWASBLESSEDWITHHALFABRAIN, THOUGHHESOMETIMESCAMEINOUTOFTHERAIN. (THATIS,WHENTHEUM-PIRESCALLEDTHEGAME)

YES,JOEWASAMANOFLIMITEDVIEWS BUTHEKNEWONETHING,HEHATEDSHOES.

ShoelessJoeJackson

        Piano                                Allegroconmoto                                                                     ShoelessJoeJacksononceplayedballInhis           ShoelessJoeJacksononceplayedballInhis                                  Tenor2 Baritone Bass Tenor1 3            stockingfeetnearthecenterfieldwall.          stockingfeetnearthecenterfieldwall.                               1
                                                            5                                      HomeRunBakerwasattheplate,         HomeRunBakerwasattheplate,                                                                                                       8          Swinginghisbatlikeawelloiledgate.          Swinginghisbatlikeawelloiledgate.          Swinginghisbatlikeawelloiledgate.          Swinginghisbatlikeawelloiledgate.                                                                                               -2
                                     Somecan'thitasomethingwithapaddle            Somecan'thitasomethingwithapaddle                                   11        But      But                                                                   13             Bakerwasmeanandrarin'forbattle.           Bakerwasmeanandrarin'forbattle.                                                             3
                                                15            HomeRunswungfromthebackofhisheelAnd            HomeRunswungfromthebackofhisheelAnd     And     And                                       liftedtheballtowardcenter        liftedtheballtowardcenter        liftedtheballtowardcenter        liftedtheballtowardcenter                                                        17      field.    field.    field.    field.                                                               4
                      ShoelessShoeless         ShoelessShoeless                              19       The     The         ShoelessShoeless         ShoelessShoeless                                           21     3      sunshonedownonShoeless'eyeball     3      sunshonedownonShoeless'eyeball         ShoelessShoeless         ShoelessShoeless                                 Ashe     Ashe         ShoelessShoeless         ShoelessShoeless                             5
            23          triedtojudgethatdificulthighball.          triedtojudgethatdificulthighball.         ShoelessShoeless         ShoelessShoeless                                 It      It         ShoelessShoeless         ShoelessShoeless                                         25           wentthroughthehandsofShoelessJoe           wentthroughthehandsofShoelessJoe     And     And                   fellplumbspranguponhistoe.          fellplumbspranguponhistoe.      - 6
                                    27            Bakermadethirdonthatsimpleerror.            Bakermadethirdonthatsimpleerror.            Bakermadethirdonthatsimpleerror.            Bakermadethirdonthatsimpleerror.               (GoodoldBakerhewasa        (GoodoldBakerhewasa        (GoodoldBakerhewasa        (GoodoldBakerhewasa                                                    terror.)     terror.)     terror.)     terror.)                                             29                                           -   7
                                                                Unpocomenomosso 31 subito        But                                          ButJoe,whilethinking      3      Joe,whilethinkingoverthedanger                                                                          34     Of 3        overthedanger                                                            playingball,soonmetastranger,        Ofplayingball,soon                                  8
                                                36      Who       metastranger,     Who                                                      the        offeredhimplentyofthe    the        offeredhimplentyofthe                                                                            38         foldinglettuceIfhe'd         foldinglettuceIfhe'd         foldinglettuceIfhe'd          foldinglettuceIfhe'd                                                               throwtheseriestotheCincinatis.           throwtheseriestotheCincinatis.           throwtheseriestotheCincinatis.           throwtheseriestotheCincinatis.                                   molto accel. molto accel. 9
                                                                      Tempoprimo 40                                                      42             ShoelessJoeJacksononceplayedballInhis           ShoelessJoeJacksononceplayedballInhis                                                   stockingfeetnearthecenterfieldwall.          stockingfeetnearthecenterfieldwall.                                      10
            44          HomeRunBakerwasattheplate,          HomeRunBakerwasattheplate,                                                    Swinginghisbatlikeawelloiledgate.           Swinginghisbatlikeawelloiledgate.                                                  46           Shoelesswasblessedwithhalfabrain,Thoughhe           Shoelesswasblessedwithhalfabrain,Thoughhe           Shoelesswasblessedwithhalfabrain,Thoughhe           Shoelesswasblessedwithhalfabrain,Thoughhe                                                             sometimescameinoutoftherain.he           sometimescameinoutoftherain.            sometimescameinoutoftherain.he           sometimescameinoutoftherain.                                             11
            48          sometimescameinoutoftherain.     (That           sometimescameinoutoftherain.    (That                                                 Yes,            is,whentheumpirescalledthegame) Yes,    Yes,            is,whentheumpirescalledthegame) Yes,                                            -            50            Joewasamanoflimitedviews           Joewasamanoflimitedviews             JoewasamanoflimitedviewsButhe             JoewasamanoflimitedviewsButhe                                                    Butheknewonething,        Butheknewonething,       knewonething,Buthe       knewonething,Buthe                 12
            52        Butheknewonething,        Butheknewonething,     knewonething,     knewonething,                                                               53             54                                          Solo   3    3      "Takemeouttotheballgame."                          13
            56         hehatedshoes.         hehatedshoes.         hehatedshoes.         hehatedshoes.                               (shouted)  (shouted)  (shouted)  (shouted)   Tutti - 14

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