Mighty Jackie, The Strikeout Queen (1930'smix)
The year was 1931, an exhibition baseball game
The Yankees played an unknown team
Chattanooga Lookouts was its name
Babe Ruth stepped up to bat
To the pitcher, he tipped his hat
What happened next will sound absurd
But it's the truth, every word
(Strike one) caught the corner
Babe watched that ball whiz by
(Strike two) sinking slider
Babe swung and missed this time
He scowled at the pitcher, that puny thing
The crowd was on its feet
And before Babe knew what was happening
(Strike three) down the middle
The greatest batter in the world
Stormed back to the dugout
He'd just been struck out by a girl
Mighty Jackie the strikeout queen
Struck 'em out at 17
Every paper and magazine
Cheered for Jackie Mitchell, the strikeout queen
Up next, Lou Gehrig well known as Iron Horse
First pitch, the wicked sinker
He slammed the air with mighty force
He glared at the pitcher
He checked his swing
The crowd went crazy now
And before Lou knew what was happening
(Strike three) it was over
Witnessed by the whole wide world
Lou stormed to the dugout
He'd just been struck out by a girl
Mighty Jackie the strikeout queen
Struck 'em out at 17
Every paper and magazine
Cheered for Jackie Mitchell, the strikeout queen
Commissioner decided that Jackie should be fired
'Cause Baseball's not a woman's game
But we know the truth, she struck out Babe Ruth
And now she's in the hall of fame
Mighty Jackie the strikeout queen
Struck 'em out at 17
Every paper and magazine
Cheered for Jackie Mitchell, the strikeout queen
The Yankees played an unknown team
Chattanooga Lookouts was its name
Babe Ruth stepped up to bat
To the pitcher, he tipped his hat
What happened next will sound absurd
But it's the truth, every word
(Strike one) caught the corner
Babe watched that ball whiz by
(Strike two) sinking slider
Babe swung and missed this time
He scowled at the pitcher, that puny thing
The crowd was on its feet
And before Babe knew what was happening
(Strike three) down the middle
The greatest batter in the world
Stormed back to the dugout
He'd just been struck out by a girl
Mighty Jackie the strikeout queen
Struck 'em out at 17
Every paper and magazine
Cheered for Jackie Mitchell, the strikeout queen
Up next, Lou Gehrig well known as Iron Horse
First pitch, the wicked sinker
He slammed the air with mighty force
He glared at the pitcher
He checked his swing
The crowd went crazy now
And before Lou knew what was happening
(Strike three) it was over
Witnessed by the whole wide world
Lou stormed to the dugout
He'd just been struck out by a girl
Mighty Jackie the strikeout queen
Struck 'em out at 17
Every paper and magazine
Cheered for Jackie Mitchell, the strikeout queen
Commissioner decided that Jackie should be fired
'Cause Baseball's not a woman's game
But we know the truth, she struck out Babe Ruth
And now she's in the hall of fame
Mighty Jackie the strikeout queen
Struck 'em out at 17
Every paper and magazine
Cheered for Jackie Mitchell, the strikeout queen
Credits
Writer(s): Marla Lewis, Leslie Grant Julian
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