(Common meter, but I think the tune to Longcor’s “Truck Drivin’ Vampire” when I read it)
I want to be a starter
Don’t want to ride the pine
Just put me in the lineup
One of the starting nine
I’ll take my bat and take my glove
And show you and the rest
I may not be your only choice
But you know I’m the best
CHORUS:
A defensive replacement
That’s what you think of me
A defensive replacement
Pinch hit, utility
I’m a slugger and defender
And I’m good at every base
I know you want me on the bench
So I’ll just take my place
Remember when last Thursday
It was the second frame
You had the runner stealing
And he wound up half-lame
You called me in pinch-run
And left me in to play
And I was 3-for-4 that night
And turned two double plays
CHORUS:
The last time that I started,
When I went 0-for-4
I took a bases loaded walk
And caused a run to score
My average is a little low
At just .238
But you know I’d hit better with
Some more time at the plate
CHORUS:
