Willie, Mickey & The Duke Talking Baseball

This is a 45 RPM record of Willie, Mickey & "The Duke" (Talking Baseball) Released in 1981, and performed by Terry Cashman. The record cover as the back features Duke Snider, Willie Mays, and Mickey Mantle. Dedicated to 1950's baseball the record was released during the 1981 baseball strike. The reverse side of the record features the song "It's easy to sing a love song" Terry Cashman has later redone this song with new lyrics for most of the Major League teams. Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Duke Snider were the center fielders for the three New York teams in the 1950s. Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and the New York Giants. Below are the lyrics for the song.

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Willie, Mickey & "The Duke" (Talking Baseball)
Released in 1981, and performed by Terry Cashman.

The whiz kids had won it,
Bobby Thomson had done it,
And Yogi read the comics all the while.
Rock 'n roll was being born,
Marijuana, we would scorn,
So down on the corner,
The national past-time went on trial.

Refrain:
We're talkin' baseball!
Kluszewski, Campanella.
Talkin' baseball!
The Man and Bobby Feller.
The Scooter, the Barber, and the Newc,
They knew them all from Boston to Dubuque.
Especially Willie, Mickey, and the Duke.

Well , Casey was winning,
Hank Aaron was beginning,
One Robbie going out, one coming in.
Kiner and Midget Gaedel,
The Thumper and Mel Parnell,
And Ike was the only one winning down in Washington.

Refrain:

Now my old friend, The Bachelor,
Well, he swore he was the Oklahoma Kid.
And Cookie played hooky,
To go and see the Duke.
And me, I always loved Willie Mays,
Man, those were the days!

Refrain:

Well, now it's the 80's,
And Brett is the greatest,
And Bobby Bonds can play for everyone.
Rose is at the Vet,
And Rusty again is a Met,
And the great Alexander is pitchin' again in Washington.

I'm talkin' baseball!
Like Reggie, Quisenberry.
Talkin' baseball!
Carew and Gaylord Perry,
Seaver, Garvey, Schmidt and Vida Blue,
If Cooperstown is calling, it's no fluke.
They'll be with Willie, Mickey, and the Duke.
Willie, Mickey, and the Duke. (Say hey, say hey, say hey)
It was Willie, Mickey and the Duke (Say hey, say hey, say hey)
I'm talkin' Willie, Mickey and the Duke (Say hey, say hey, say hey)

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Willie Mickey & "The Duke" (Talkin' Baseball) 45 RPM Record

Willie Mickey & "The Duke" (Talkin' Baseball)
45 RPM Record