Here Lies Carl Mays

It's so peaceful here in the Riverview Graveyard
 And sometimes it felt that way out in the green ball field
 And life can take a turn right before your eyes
 And you know you'll never be the same again
 Chappy was a favorite son, called a 'Prince' by everyone
 But he couldn't hit me a lick and he'd tell you so
 When he squared to one again, I submarined it up and then
 He was leaning out over the plate and he just froze
 I wasn't trying to hurt anyone
 But now it's all so said and done
 And I wish that killer pitch never left my hand
 It was never far from my mind but the next year I went 27 and 9
 Hit 343 and we won the Yank's first flag
 Still people didn't like me, accused me of being on the tick in the Series
 I pitched three complete games with an ERA of 1.73
 In '28, Ray's wife died, suspected it was suicide
 And the daughter he never saw passed in '29
 And the very ball I threw that day, 30 years later, it was put into play
 Took a bad hop and smashed some poor kid in the eye
 I wasn't trying to hurt anyone
 But now it's all so said and done
 And I wish that killer pitch never left my hand
 Now it's so peaceful here in the Riverview Graveyard
 And sometimes it felt that way out in the green ball field
 And life can take a turn right before your eyes
 And you know you'll never be the same again