THE MYSTERY OF THE WORLD

CHORUS

NEW ENGLAND HOLDS ITS BREATH FROM SUMMER INTO FALL

OUR SOX CLIMB TO FIRST PLACE AND THEN BLOW IT ALL

WHY THE SOX LOSE WITH GLORY’S THE MYSTERY OF THE WORLD

NO ONE’S EVER SOLVED IT SO I’M GIVING IT A WHIRL.

THEY SAY THE SOX CAN’T WIN BECAUSE OF BABE RUTH’S CURSE

WELL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IT’S MUCH, MUCH WORSE

DON’T BLAME THE SULTAN OF SWAT THE GREAT BABE RUTH

GOD’S NOT A RED SOX FAN, AND THAT’S THE AWFUL TRUTH

GOD KNOWS WHY THE SOX LOSE AT THE END OF THE YEAR

WHY DO THE YANKEES WIN? THE SAME REASON I FEAR

LORD, ARE YOU A YANKEE FAN, DON’T TELL IF YOU ARE

NO SOX FAN CAN STAND IT THAT’S GOING TOO FAR

REPEAT CHORUS

ALL YOU RED SOX FANS ACROSS THE U.S.A.

AND THOSE UP IN CANADA WHO STAY UP TO WATCH THEM PLAY

SOX FANS IN MEXICO ALL THE WORLD TOO

EVEN YOU DOWN UNDER WHO PLAY BALL WITH THE KANGAROO

FANS ROUND THE WORLD PRAY FOR A SERIES WIN

PRAY HARD ROYAL ROOTERS FROM THE VATICAN

OH GOD DON’T HEAR OUR PRAYERS WITH A DEAF EAR

MAY ALL THE SAINTS SING “LET THE SOX WIN THIS YEAR!”

REPEAT THIRD LINE IN CHORUS AND FADE

Written by Joe Pickering, Jr. C2001

Joe Pickering, Jr., President

King of the Road Music

13 Pond Street

Bangor, ME 04401