Jerry Jeff Walker
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Well, our story starts in Texas, where he's tempered by the heat
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That skinny Alvin boy believes his fastball can't be heat
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So he brings it and he brings it and it passes every test
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They're talkin' he's a wild man might be the fastest in the West
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Well, he's drafted by New York, he's gonna pitch up there in Shea
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With those amazing Mets, he'll help them take it all the way
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He gets a World Series ring, he stays modest, he don't boast
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Now it's off to California, where he'll make history on the coast
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Chorus:
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Nolan Ryan, he's a hero to us all
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Nolan Ryan, he stands straight, he stands tall
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He don't mess around boys
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He just throws a mean fast ball
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Tom Morgan is the angel, gets Nolan in second gear
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Then he pitches four no-hitters in about as many years
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He's working for Gene Autry, they're calling him the Ryan Express
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He throws one ball a hundred, now he's the fastest in the West
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But after eight years on the left coast,
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He says he wants to come home
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So he signs on with the Astros,
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He¡¯ll bring magic to the dome
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As he throws his fifth no-hitter,
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They¡¯re talkin' about he might be the best
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In Texas people know, he's the fastest in the West
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Chorus
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Now he's a Texas Ranger, but he don't tote no gun
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He'll mow you down with the heater, you smell leather, hear it hum
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He throws a sixth no-hitter, the Oakland A's just met Big Tex
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Now they're gonna judge all the rest,
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Boys, against the fastest in the West
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Now let's count up some numbers, he's forty-three years of age
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He's got 5200 strike-outs, six no-hitters to date
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There's 57 shut-outs, right up against 300 wins
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And on the very first ballot, the Hall of Fame's gotta take him in
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Chorus x2
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Nolan Ryan
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