"You're Out! (Ode To The Umpire)" genre: General Comedy
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	Here it is! The STUDIO version of my Umpire Song. It starts with a great organ intro, then goes right into the song you know and love. Piano, bass, organ, and vocals. Enjoy! Let me know what you think!
	CD: TBA   Label: Matt Wessel Music Credits: written and performed by Matt Wessel (2002)
	Story Behind the Song I've always wanted to write a baseball song. Everyone knows of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame", but that's the only famous one. I decided to make a song about umpires and how they're always right. I used to be an umpire when I was in high school and college. I hope to have this song on ESPN by this summer. Here's hoping... Lyrics You ask me if I need glasses And you tell me I'm blind as a bat You say that I'm ugly and stupid And you cordially say that I'm fat Now you're pitcher just walked that one batter That's his fourth or his fifth of the game. Now you're yelling at me And you're spitting at me And you're asking if I am insane..no.. But I'm the umpire what I say goes There's a play at the plate, he's out by a nose. You can try as you might to argue my call, But it's my world when I say, "play ball!" Now you're clean-up man just hit a single There's a look of surprise on your face But the guy that was standing on second Well, he's foolishly rounding third base Now the guy in left field's got a cannon And his throw beat your runner by far Since the result of his slide Is not yours to decide I don't care how disgusted you are. (REFRAIN) Now you argued my calls in the second And you argued my calls in the third Now you're booing my calls in the seventh This is getting a little absurd Now you're team, they're down by a dozen Yet you still say that I am to blame Well, I'm sick of your whine And you're way out of line So I'm tossing you out of this game (REFRAIN)

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