who left the players counting

who left the players counting
the balls that rolled down the
sewer during stickball 'tourney
back in '61 when Mantle and
Maris were the kings of that
most sportsman like game and
rock n' roll was getting ready
for it's next decade and
my tongue would be in a black
girls mouth in the back of
the bus - that was the taste
of youth and the girl and
boy games were electrical.