Earl of Baltimore song

[ChipTait]

I had not heard this 'til my buddy showed it to me today.

 

 

 

[OFFNY]

o

 

A different version.

 

 

 

 

THE EARL OF BALTIMORE

 

Baseball and Baltimore go hand-in-hand,

Uncle Robby was a grand 'ol man.

And Baltimore's the town that gave "The Babe" to the world.

In the skipper's Hall-of-Fame there's Casey of course,

Mack and McCarthy, and John McGraw.

And now there's Earl Weaver, "The Earl of Baltimore."

 

CHORUS

Baltimore, Baltimore, They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

Baltimore, Baltimore, They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

*************************************

 

Brooks was the heart, Frank was the soul,

McNally, Mike, and Palmer were his Orioles.

Winning with Weaver, winning for Baltimore.

The man in blue, oh he drove 'em wild,

The fight and the fire, that leprechaun smile.

We'll always remember "The Earl of Baltimore."

 

CHORUS

Baltimore, Baltimore, They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

Baltimore, Baltimore, They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

**************************************

 

There was Kenny and Eddie,

Weaver used the whole 25.

 

CHORUS

Baltimore, Baltimore, They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

Baltimore, Baltimore, They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

Baltimore (15 years of quarry), Baltimore (That's Earl Weaver's story.)

They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

 

o

[Tx Oriole]

1 hour ago, ChipTait said:

I had not heard this 'til my buddy showed it to me today.

 

 

 

Great song.

[DrungoHazewood]

14 hours ago, OFFNY said:

o

 

A different version.

 

 

 

 

THE EARL OF BALTIMORE

 

Baseball and Baltimore go hand-in-hand,

Uncle Robby was a grand 'ol man.

And Baltimore's the town that gave "The Babe" to the world.

In the skipper's Hall-of-Fame there's Casey of course,

Mack and McCarthy, and John McGraw.

And now there's Earl Weaver, "The Earl of Baltimore."

 

CHORUS

Baltimore, Baltimore, They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

Baltimore, Baltimore, They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

*************************************

 

Brooks was the heart, Frank was the soul,

McNally, Mike, and Palmer were his Orioles.

Winning with Weaver, winning for Baltimore.

The man in blue, oh he drove 'em wild,

The fight and the fire, that leprechaun smile.

We'll always remember "The Earl of Baltimore."

 

CHORUS

Baltimore, Baltimore, They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

Baltimore, Baltimore, They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

**************************************

 

There was Kenny and Eddie,

Weaver used the whole 25.

 

CHORUS

Baltimore, Baltimore, They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

Baltimore, Baltimore, They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

Baltimore (15 years of quarry), Baltimore (That's Earl Weaver's story.)

They called Earl Weaver "The Earl of Baltimore."

 

o

I have that record, with the photo of Earl on one side and Memorial Stadium on the other.

[atomic]

I was at a kid's music event a couple of months ago and one of the bands (Rhodes Tavern Troubadours) played that song. I have no idea why as the kids were almost all under 6 and highly doubt any of them knew who Earl Weaver was.  

[NashLumber]

16 hours ago, ChipTait said:

I had not heard this 'til my buddy showed it to me today.

 

 

 

Enjoyed that. And my, what a sweet looking Stratocaster. 

[NashLumber]

49 minutes ago, atomic said:

I was at a kid's music event a couple of months ago and one of the bands (Rhodes Tavern Troubadours) played that song. I have no idea why as the kids were almost all under 6 and highly doubt any of them knew who Earl Weaver was.  

It’s an upbeat bouncy blues based tune, so no reason not to play it if they were booked for purely entertainment reasons. May have been an attempt to get folks bouncing around a little regardless of the lyrics. I can imagine a kid like my daughter asking, “Who is the Earl of Baltimore?” I’d have been happy to tell her. 

[atomic]

2 hours ago, NashLumber said:

It’s an upbeat bouncy blues based tune, so no reason not to play it if they were booked for purely entertainment reasons. May have been an attempt to get folks bouncing around a little regardless of the lyrics. I can imagine a kid like my daughter asking, “Who is the Earl of Baltimore?” I’d have been happy to tell her. 

Yeah none of the kids were dancing.  They were bored by it.  At least the main act were kids oriented.  I would have liked the song in other scenarios but at a kids fest it was them playing it for themselves and not the kids. 

[NashLumber]

3 hours ago, atomic said:

Yeah none of the kids were dancing.  They were bored by it.  At least the main act were kids oriented.  I would have liked the song in other scenarios but at a kids fest it was them playing it for themselves and not the kids. 

Sounds like a lot of gigs I’ve been a part of where it was a matter of the wrong kind of act booked for a show. Once a sixties classic rock band  I was in 25 years ago was booked for a biker bar. After one set, they gave us all of our money and told us we were no longer needed for the rest of the night.