Mad Ruth / The Babe

Mad Ruth / The Babe - Danny O'Keefe

One day I was thinkin' 'bout the babe

And the memories he left behind of the Old Ball Game

Shame of it is they're almost gone

But there're still a few pieces

I can recall

The catcher says to Ruth

You know it's just a game

You win you lose

But it's all the same

The babe would turn and say

You know you're right

But I still love to play

And Ruth she turns to me

And wonders where I am

And where I'd be if she didn't care

I return to Ruth to say

You know I'd be all right

But I'd still love to play

The pitcher throws at Ruth

He can't afford to miss

He held the ball

Like a stolen kiss

And the babe just let it fly

And apologized like he'd hurt the guy

Mad Ruth just loves to *****

You can't afford the miss

You make your deal

As you steal a kiss

And she never said goodbye

She really loved the game

She hardly knew the guy

Mad Ruth you should have known the babe

He loved the things he'd never had

And he made you happy

As he made you sad

The babe here in my head

Seems like he never left

I heard the news like someone deaf

It was nineteen-forty-eight

He'd played a game

But he'd made it great

Mad Ruth sits on the couch

In someone else's room

I win you lose

It's just a game she'll say

You know she's right

But I'd still love to play

Mad Ruth you should have known the babe

He loved the things he'd never had

And he made you happy

As he made you sad

Mad Ruth you would have loved the babe

She wanted things you never had

And she made you happy

Till she left you sad

One evening I was thinkin' 'bout the babe

And the memories she left behind

Of the old ball game

Shame of it is they're almost gone

But there are still a few pieces I can recall

Mad Ruth you should have known the babe