Lyrics

THEY CALLED HIM CHARLIE HUSTLE


CHORUS

THEY CALLED HIM CHARLIE HUSTLE AND HUSTLE HE DID
THE WAY HE CHATTERED HIT FIELDED AND SLID
THIS OLD TIME PLAYER IN THE MODERN GAME
PLAYED LIKE MANY NOW IN THE HALL OF FAME.

I SAW HIM PLAY IN THE WORLD SERIES IN SEVENTY FIVE
PETE PLAYED WITH SUCH PASSION HE MADE ME FEEL ALIVE
PETE ROSE BROKE TY COBBS? RECORD LIKE MATCHSTICKS
FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX HITS

THERE?S AN EMPTY SPOT IN THE HALL OF FAME
CHARLIE HUSTLE DESERVES TO CLAIM
HOW MANY MORE HITS DOES HE HAVE TO MAKE?
HOW MANY MORE RECORDS DOES HE NEED TO BREAK?

REPEAT CHORUS

THOUGH HE BET ON BASEBALL, BASEBALL?S CARDINAL SIN
HE DIDN?T BET AGAINST HIS TEAM HE PLAYED TO WIN
THERE ARE MORE SINNERS THAN SAINTS IN THE HALL OF FAME
MAY PETE ROSE BE JUDGED ON HOW HE PLAYED THE GAME

REPEAT CHORUS three times and fade


Joe Pickering Jr. Songwriter King of the Road Music BMI publisher and copyright owner

2005