Go Baby Go!
An Ode To The Kentucky Derby
Its Derby Day
The Sweet Smell of the Kentucky Blue
Churchill Downs Freshly Renewed with Dirt
It's Derby Day
You treat your eyes to one hell of a view
Place a bet, when you lose , it will hurt
It's Derby Day
Clutching your ticket and betting slip in hand
Talking to the "beautfiul people" you flirt & socialize
It's Derby Day
Anticipating the start, their caps are set, Jockey's ready to command
Walking their horses to the gate straining their eyes
It's Derby Day
Finally, you find your seat, as the horses make their way to the gate
The crowd and spectators dream of making it grand
The horses start to fiddle and kick the dirt waiting at the gate
Each of them fixated on the prize
It's Derby Day
As the gate judge takes his place
The seconds seem like minutes, the minutes seem like hours
Sitting on the edge of your seat, caught in suspense
The focus turns to the starters gun As the trigger is set in place
BANG
All you can say, all you can thing is
GO BABY GO! GO BABY GO! Just GO!
It's Derby Day
Just Go Baby Go!!
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