Screwball

There was a dude called Rube
Demented, inebriated
He was a sensation
Tolerated and celebrated

'Cause when he was good
Oh, he was formidable
They called him a screwball
But also unhittable

Screwball, where you going now?
Screwball, they ran you out of town
As a pitch, it's barely found anymore
As a player, it's the boring we now adore
It's all over, it's all over

Screwball, being different is weird (Screwball)
Out of place like a Yank with a beard (Screwball)
Let's pretend that you don't really exist
Somewhere, Mike Marshall must be pissed
It's all over, it's all over

Then, there was the Big Six
A knucklehead to none
Better even than Hubbell
Who made the Scroogie his number one

It never wrecked Matty's arm
Not all those wicked breaks
Tug McGraw would say right now
"Less four seams and more flakes"

Screwball, who's gonna learn to throw it? (Screwball)
Screwball, who's nutty enough to show it? (Screwball)
You're a trainwreck, and what is even worse
You come at me like a curve stuck in reverse
It's all over, it's all over, it's all over, it's all over, hey

Screwball, where you going now?
(Screwball, you won't play today)
Screwball, come back and take a bow
(Screwball, you're gonna fade away)

Screwball (Screwball), fade away
Screwball (Screwball), fade away
Screwball (Screwball), fade away
Screwball (Screwball), you're gonna fade away
You're gonna fade away
You're gonna fade away