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Song for Henry Aaron

by Mark Spangler

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Tribute to one of my all-time heroes on and off the field. From the album Burnin' Daylight.

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Song for Henry Aaron
Mark Spangler (c)2021

Henry came from Mobile Alabama
In the spring of fifty-two
A country boy in the city diorama
Painted Jim Crow black and blue

Henry heard the voices mocking
He didn’t pay no mind
He mostly let his bat do the talking
And became the greatest of all time

Henry tore up the Negro league, his star was on the rise
All the scouts could not believe their eyes

Wasn’t long til Henry ruled the show
There was no debate
He was a one man murderer’s row
He had five hundred homers by sixty-eight

As Henry chased the record it riled up the racists
Both home and away
They had to watch that man circling the bases
And The Hammer was his sobriquet

Some hid behind their sheets and hoods, some their three-piece suits
The day Henry Aaron beat Babe Ruth

Henry hit number seven-one-five
The eighth of April seventy-four
One-oh fastball just inside
It was the pitch he was waiting for

America looked in the mirror, faced a moment of truth
The day Henry Aaron beat Babe Ruth

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released October 15, 2021
Mark Spangler - guitar & vocal
Gregg Williams - drums, loops, keys
Phil Baker - bass

produced and recorded by Gregg Williams

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Mark Spangler Portland, Oregon

Songwriter/guitarist Born: 1952
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 185
Restrictions: B (corrective lenses)

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