Every Fan down in Fan-ville
The tall and the small
°
Was cheering and cheering!
Without any prejudice at all!
They COULDN’T stop Jim
Brown from running!
HE SCORED!
Somehow or other
He scored just the same!
And the Defense with their
Cleat-feet ice cold in the snow
Stood puzzling and puzzling:
“How could it be so?”
“He ran without blockers!”
“He ran without fumbles!”
“He scored without bragging, breaking, or drugs!”
They puzzled and puzzed ‘til
Their puzzlers were sore
Then the Defense thought of
Something they hadn’t before!
“Maybe Jim Brown…” they thought
“…isn’t owned by the Store.”
“Maybe this Man… perhaps…
means a little bit more!”
And what happened then?
Well… in Fan-ville they say
That the Fans’ small hearts
Grew three sizes that day!
And then… the true meaning
Of Equality came through
And Jim Brown found the
Strength of ten Nagurskis
(plus two)
And now that his heart
Didn’t feel quite so tight
Jim whizzed with his load
To the cause of civil rights
With a smile to the Camera
He descended Lambeau
Quietly leaving the Game
To Lead and Grow
He rushed into Glory
He brought back the joys
He brought back pride
To the Fan girls and boys
He brought back their balance
And their goals and examples
He brought back their obstinacy
Their daring, and chutzpah
He brought everything back
Back from the Field
↓
Mike Thompson
Every Fan down in Fan-ville
The tall and the small
°
Was cheering and cheering!
Without any prejudice at all!
°
They COULDN’T stop Jim
Brown from running!
°
HE SCORED!
°
Somehow or other
He scored just the same!
°
And the Defense with their
Cleat-feet ice cold in the snow
°
Stood puzzling and puzzling:
“How could it be so?”
“He ran without blockers!”
“He ran without fumbles!”
“He scored without bragging, breaking, or drugs!”
°
They puzzled and puzzed ‘til
Their puzzlers were sore
°
Then the Defense thought of
Something they hadn’t before!
°
“Maybe Jim Brown…” they thought
“…isn’t owned by the Store.”
°
“Maybe this Man… perhaps…
means a little bit more!”
°
And what happened then?
Well… in Fan-ville they say
°
That the Fans’ small hearts
Grew three sizes that day!
°
And then… the true meaning
Of Equality came through
°
And Jim Brown found the
Strength of ten Nagurskis
(plus two)
°
And now that his heart
Didn’t feel quite so tight
°
Jim whizzed with his load
To the cause of civil rights
°
With a smile to the Camera
He descended Lambeau
°
Quietly leaving the Game
To Lead and Grow
°
He rushed into Glory
He brought back the joys
°
He brought back pride
To the Fan girls and boys
°
He brought back their balance
And their goals and examples
°
He brought back their obstinacy
Their daring, and chutzpah
°
He brought everything back
Back from the Field
↓