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Eddie Basinski

from Baseball by Paper Ceilings

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eddie's dodger teammates made fun of him
he wore coke bottle glasses and he played the violin
leo durocher thought that it was all a ruse
he said bring your violin tomorrow, i wanna hear some tunes

eddie made him a wager, said i can really play you know
i bet ya a thousand bucks that you'll enjoy the show
leo thought it over and said you've got yourself a deal
sweeter sounds were rarely heard in the confines of ebbets field

he played a waltz by strauss
among some other songs
leo emptied his wallet
and reluctantly admitted he was wrong

well he really dug berlin and all of tin pan alley
but he didn't last in brooklyn under walter o malley

so he joined the pcl
and there he fit right in
on sunday doubleheaders
he'd still play that violin

sometimes he'd hit a homer
sometimes he would strike out
but he always played the violin
and he always went all out

eddie basinski
loved to play the fiddle
and he loved to turn the double play
on a hard hit grounder up the middle

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from Baseball, released August 20, 2015

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Paper Ceilings St. Louis, Missouri

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email: paperceilingsmusic@gmail.com

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