Little Boy, in a baseball hat   Stands in the field with his ball and bat   Says I am the greatest player of them all   Puts his bat on his shoulder and he tosses up his ball      And the ball goes up and the ball comes down   Swings his bat all the way around   The world's so still you can hear the sound   The baseball falls to the ground      Now the little boy doesn't say a word   Picks up his ball, he is undeterred   Says I am the greatest there has ever been   And he grits his teeth and he tries it again      And the ball goes up and the ball comes down   Swings his bat all the way around   The world's so still you can hear the sound   The baseball falls to the ground      He makes no excuses, He shows no fears   He just closes his eyes and listens to the cheers      Little boy, adjusts his hat   Picks up his ball, stares at his bat   Says I am the greatest the game is on the line   And he gives his all one last time      And the ball goes up like the moon so bright   Swings his bat with all his might   And the world's so still as still can be   And the baseball falls, and that's strike three      Now it's supper time and his mama calls   Little boy starts home with his bat and ball   Says I am the greatest that is a fact   But even I didn't know I could pitch like that      He says I am the greatest that is understood but even I didn't know    I could pitch that good.