TOP! Kaycee at da bat!

Revision of "Casey at the bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer


Kaycee at the bat!

The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Krudville nine that day: The score stood four and two but only one inning left to play: And then Jessy died at first,then erin did the same: A sickly silence fell upon the parents watching the game:


But Jojo preceded Kaycee, and so did Jessy Small: They both got up to bat, but didn't quite hit that ball: So upon the stricken saddness grim the meloncholy sat: For then it seemed a little chance that Kaycee would get to bat:


But Jes let drive a single to the amazement of it all: Then Jojo with her skills, well she hit the cover off that ball: And when the dirt had settled and the parents saw what occured: There was Jojo safe at second, and Jessy was at third:


But then from many parents' throats there became a krusty yell: it rumbled through that ghetto town and rattled all that smelled: It knocked upon the swamp and echoed like a rat: For Kaycee, mighty Kaycee was advancing to the bat!


There was ease in Kaycee's manner as she stepped into her place: There was pride in Kaycee's eyes and a smile on her face: And when,responding to the cheers, jiggled her blubber fat: No stranger in the crowd could doubt,'twas Kaycee at the bat!


Ten dozen eyes were on her as she rubbed her hands in dirt: Five dozen mouths applauded when she wiped them on her shirt: Then as the pitcher Pollock got the ball at her hip: Determination gleamed in Kaycee's eye,a sneer curled Kaycee's lip:


And now the leather covered ball came spinning through the air: And Kaycee stood a-watchin it come from here to there: Close by the sturdy batgirl the ball unheeded sped: "That aint my style," said Kaycee."Strike one!" the umpire said:


From the benches packed with people, there was a monsterous roar: Like the screaming of a ghetto king who couldn't get his whore:


"Kill her!Kill the umpire!" shouted a parent in the stand: And it's likey they'd have killed her had Kaycee not raised her hand: She signalled to the pitcher,and once more the ball threw: But Kaycee still ignored it,and the umpire said"Strike two!"


But then her face grew stern and cold, they saw her muscles strain: And they knew that Kaycee wouldn't let the ball go by again: And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now she lets it go: And the air is shattered by the force of mighty Kaycee's blow:


Ahh, somewhere in this ghetto land, the sun is shining bright: The rap is playing somewhere,and somewhere there are lights: And somewhere kids are laughing, and somewhere children shout: But there's was no joy in Krudville,Mighty Kaycee has struck out! :o(



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