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