It was a fateful night in May of 2010
When all I could do is remember when
It started out in the usual way.
Then I heard Ernie Harwell had passed away
Outside listening to the game
Tigers vs the Twins and all seemed the same
When in the bottom of the first
Dan Dickerson said something that really hurt
Through his tears he said Ernie had passed
After all the years he had amassed
He left behind his wife of 68 years
Jim could hardly speak because of the tears
Baseball fans across the USA
Had nothing but unbelievable things to say.
Vin Scully talked of a catcher trade
As the call of the game he made
Ernie was such a good man they all said
It is so sad that today he is dead
Deep in our hearts his voice still remains
But the thought of his passing brings disdain
People came from miles around
From Detorit, Toledo and all kinds of towns
They came to tell of the stories they knew
And how they could remember just a few
Ernie was that voice of summer
Now that he is gone it is such a bummer
Now I stand like the house beside the road
To Celebrate his life so we are told
Now that Ernie is Long Gone
I want to break out in a song
Amazing Grace is the song I sing
In Ernie’s life Jesus was the thing
Ernie told of a turtle on a post
That is what I like about Ernie the most
Sharing the gospel with those who he dare
Telling them just how much Jesus cares
Ernie was man through and through
Be a man of integrity is what he wanted to do
I am sure there must be baseball in heaven
And Ernie is calling the top of 7
Two on Two outs and we need instant runs
Norm Cash is bound to hit a Home Run
Here comes Mayo to have confab on the mound
You know you can almost hear the sound
At the crack of the bat Ernie’s voice I hear
Such is the memory that I hold dear.
“Two for the price of one” is what he would say
As another “twin killing” double play was made
That one was caught by man from Frankenmuth
But how did he know that up in the booth
Then there was the voice of the turtle
That meant that winter we did hurdle
Out for excessive window shopping
I would hear Ernie bark
Deep in my bed where it was dark
Now I still listen to every game
But without Ernie it’s just not the same
I will remember Ernie forever more
With Ernie you always knew the score…
