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on Sports By Stan Silliman Goodbye
Old Sports Year....Happy New
To the tunes of “Auld Lang Syne,” “She’ll be Coming ‘Round the Mountain” and “Chances Are”: Should this old sports year be forgot And never brought to mind? For the BCS is a great big mess And Barry Bonds not kind Rich will be going off to Michigan… when he comes Rich will be going off to Michigan… when he comes Rich Rodriquez will be going off to Michigan Near a great big lake he can be fishin’ in Rich will be going off to Michigan… when he comes Chances are… ‘cause Floyd Landis wore a silly grin The moment his bike came in Chances are the chances are he didn’t win But OJ Simpson was arrested a…gainnnnn And the chances are… you think this year stinnnnnnks Because of the Tim Donaghy hijinks Well, chances are … the chances are …you’re not wrongggg Should this sports year be forgot And never brought to mind? The Mitchell Report reminds us of The cheating of mankind Bob-by dropped the Falcons for the Pigs … when he comes Bob-by dropped the Falcons for the Pigs … when he comes Bobby Petrino’s going off to the Razorbacks Atlanta’s crying … but you can’t raze her back Leave that to Mike Sherman… when he comes 
Chances are… ‘cause four pro footballers were shot And yet Pacman Jones was not Chances are you think Roger Clemens has… lied Chances are the chances are the New England Patriots… spied Chances are the chances are Michael Vick was quite dumb Chances are these stories have become Ones we’ve heard oh so much… until… we’re…. numb Should this sports year be forgot And never brought to mind? Well not if you are Florida For thou, not a better year, you’ll find Happy 2008, folks! |