In the Country of Baseball

Song Cycle by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958)

1. Home
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
The ball once struck off
Away flies the boy
To the destin'd post
And then home with joy.

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  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 18th century ) , "The ball once struck off"

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2. In the country of baseball

Language: English 
In the country of baseball, time is the air we breathe
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3. Pitches

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4. Fielding

Language: English 
Fielding is total humiliation
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5. Fathers and Sons

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Baseball is fathers and sons, the long arc of the years between
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Total word count: 18