Uncle Jimmy

Uncle Jimmy was a Phillies fan
I don't know how he came to root for them
The red-capped missing fingered man
Took my dad to Veteran's Stadium

Oh Lord, show a little mercy to Jim
Oh Lord, show a little mercy to him

Mike Schmidt was maybe 21
Uncle Jimmy said, "That guys a bum!"
He took it back in '80, '81
The year they finally won

Oh Lord, show a little mercy to Jim
Oh Lord, show a little mercy to him

Uncle Jimmy smelled like cigarettes
About as skinny as a man can get
He lost those fingers in the machinery
In 1963

Oh Lord, show a little mercy to Jim
Oh Lord, show a little mercy to him

Crew cut, missing finger
He could-a-been a country singer
He looked like George Jones
At least to me he did!

Uncle Jimmy stopped by the house
Stood on the lawn and he looked about
I don't recall him ever coming in
But I was just a kid back then

Oh Lord, show a little mercy to Jim
Oh Lord, show a little mercy to him
Oh Lord, show a little mercy to Jim
Oh Lord, show a little mercy to Jim



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Writer(s): Mick Chorba
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