Buy a Boy a Baseball

Buy a boy a baseball, get him outside Get his hands dirty, take a little time Give a boy a Bible, teach him how to pray Thank the good Lord at the end of the day Wake him up early, teach him how to work Spend his own money, show him what it's worth, yeah He's gonna know it all, he'll slip and he'll fall He'll pick himself up, amen Yes, sir, yes, ma'am, show him how to be a man So one of these days he can Buy a girl flowers, take her to a show Treat her like a lady and maybe down the road He'll give a girl a diamond, put it on her hand Watch her and her mama making all the plans Then get a little house on a little piece of land Build a little family So maybe one of these days he can, yeah Buy a boy a baseball, get him outside Get his hands dirty, take a little time Give a boy a Bible, teach him how to pray Thank the good Lord at the end of the day Yeah, he's gonna know it all, he'll slip and he'll fall He'll pick himself up, amen Yes, sir, yes, ma'am, show him how to be a man So one of these days he can Buy a boy a baseball Give a boy a Bible He's watching you walk and he's hearing you talk And he wants to be you someday He's growing up fast and you can't get it back Right now, he just wants to play So buy a boy a baseball, get him outside Get his hands dirty, take a little time Give a boy a Bible, teach him how to pray And keep thanking the Lord all day, yeah Buy a boy a Baseball, yeah Give a boy a Bible Buy a boy a baseball