ICHIRO

ICHIRO IN LITTLE LEAGUE HAD SHU CHU WRITTEN ON HIS GLOVE

AT TWELVE PRO BALL WAS HIS GOAL. BASEBALL HIS FIRST LOVE

NINE SEASONS IN JAPAN BATTED THREE HUNDREDFIFTYTHREE

WITH SEVEN GOLD GLOVE AWARDS ICHIRO MADE HISTORY

WON THE AMERICAN LEAGUE M.V.P. AND ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

IF HE WAS A CAR GENERAL MOTORS WOULD HAVE FEAR

HALL OF FAMER WEE WILLIE KEELER MOVE OVER PLEASE

RECORD FOR SINGLES IN A SEASON SET BY THIS JAPANESE

THE GREAT TY COBB COMPARED GEORGE SISLER TO HIMSELF

SISLER’S SEASON FOR MOST HITS WAS PUT ON THE SHELF

ICHIRO’S BROKE HIS RECORD IN TWOTHOUSANDFOUR

NOW MORE RECORD HITS AND STOLEN BASES GALORE

CHORUS

MANY BELIEVED HE WAS TOO FRAIL TO PLAY IN THE U.S.A

ICHIRO’S THE TOP HITTING MACHINE IN THE MAJORS TODAY

FIRST JAPANESE EVERYDAY PLAYER IN THE MAJORS

ICHIRO HAS TORN UP MANY RECORD BOOK PAGES

IF ICHIRO PLAYED ALL HIS YEARS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BALL

BARRY BONDS WONDERS IF PETE ROSE’S RECORD WOULD FALL

SMASHED WADE BOGG’S RECORD FOR MOST HITS IN A SIX YEAR SPAN

ICHIRO’S BATTED DOWN THE DOOR FOR OTHERS FROM JAPAN

TURNED DOWN MILLIONS IN ENDORSEMENTS HIS REASON THE FAN

HE WON’T MISLEAD FANS HE’S A PRINCIPLED MAN

SIX TIME GOLD GLOVE WINNER SIX TIME ALL STAR

HE HAS THE DRIVE, PRECISION AND SMOOTHNESS OF A TOYOTA!

HE DOESN’T TALK MUCH HE SPEAKS WITH HIS ARM AND BAT

WITH SPIKEY HAIR AND SUNGLASSES HE’S ONE COOL CAT

ELVIS, ALI, AND TIGER ALL ROLLED INTO ONE

HE’S THAT POPULAR IN THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN

HE COLLECTS HITS WITH HIS BAT LIKE IT WAS A PADDLE!

WHY EVEN ICHIROLLS ARE SOLD IN THE STANDS IN SEATTLE

FANS FLY IN FROM JAPAN TO COME TO SEE HIM PLAY

ICHIRO WILL BE IN THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME ONE DAY!

REPEAT CHORUS

Joe Pickering Jr. Songwriter King of the Road Music BMI publisher and copyright owner c 2007