Jackie Mitchell
			copyright Wanda C. Metcalf  5/2014


Jackie Mitchell was 17                          		Em D Em
played as pitcher on a bush league team                Am     Em
Pitched in an exhibition game               		Em     Am
Put the hottest batters in the world to shame		Am  D  Em

She struck out Lou Gehrig, she struck out Babe Ruth		Em D Em
First Babe then Lou and that's the truth				Am    Em
The third guy walked  she was then removed	Em    Am
But a basic point had just been proved			Am  D  Em

Girls can do anything given a chance
We need more cans and a lot less can'ts
Jackie Mitchell caused quite a stir			G   D   G
Ruffling all of the big boys fur              		Em  D  Em
Throwing like a girl wouldn't be a slur   		G   D   G
If more of us could throw like her         		Em  D  Em

Contract signed she was then employed		C      G
But the baseball commissioner made it void	         D     Em
Too strenuous for girls he said			         C	G
so she went back to Tennessee instead	                  D     Em

She struck out Lou Gehrig, she struck out Babe Ruth		Em D Em
First Babe then Lou and that's the truth				Am    Em
Girls can do anything given a chance
We need more cans and a lot less can'ts