The water's wide, it's deep and wise It's down a long and windy road And everyone knows that a boy can't swim it ♪ In Narrow's Church, the white walled church They're singing that gospel song "Bye and bye, I'm on a see my King" Oh, the clouds break, and the pews shake And the choir softly cries And it's Georgia in the spring of 1905 ♪ Oh, Ty Cobb, you're dead and gone You had a game like a war machine And through the great Hall of Fame you wander ♪ In a tiger's field, a girl in heels She had a face like a magazine And through the long metal stands she wandered ♪ Oh, the ball soared and the crowd roared And the scoreboard sweetly hummed And tomorrow you'll surely know whose won ♪ I'm on first and you're on third And the wolves are all between And everyone's sure that their game is over ♪ The catcher's hard, he's mean and hard And he nips at the batter's heels And everyone's sure that the game is over ♪ Oh, the ball soars and the crowd roars And the scoreboard sweetly hums And tomorrow, you'll surely know who's won ♪ The water's wide, it's deep and wide It's a down a long and windy road And everyone knows that a boy can't swim it ♪ Oh, the clouds break and the pews shake And the preacher's feet do pound As the rain beats the streets of Cooperstown