Terry Cashman - Talkin' Basketball lyrics

Well Naismith hung a basket They thought it was fantastic That's how the game of cagers came to be Nat Holman and Pappy Ricks Cousy's bag of tricks And soon in every schoolyard They played it 3 on 3. We're talkin' basketball Arizin and Baylor Talkin' basketball Easy Ed and Sailors Russell, Schayes, and Pettit, Johnny Kerr Mo and Jumpin Joe are names you heard Before Michael, Magic, and the Bird. When West and Oscar took the stage Basketball was all the rage The Celtics kept on winning all the while Bing and Billy the Hill Pistol Pete and Dollar Bill And Dr. J gave the NBA a brand new style. I'm talkin' basketball Chamberlain and Pearl Talkin' basketball Archibald and World Barry and Kareem and Garfield Heard Walton soared and Hondo was the word Before Michael, Magic, and the Bird. Oh how we loved to see those games The Garden was our second home Gola, Lucas, Mike, and Clyde L.A. Showtime, Celtic Pride They all came to play at Madison Square Believe me we were there. We've had 3-peats and Bad Boys The Dream Team that brought joy And now they're playing hoops everywhere We saw what Hakeem did Now Jason is the Kidd And boys and girls are jammin it while flying through the air. I'm talkin' basketball Pat Ewing and Van Exel Talkin' basketball Scottie, Shaq, and Drexler The Mailman, the Admiral, Charles is Sir And with Grant and Penny it is not absurd To think of Michael, Magic, and the Bird. Michael, Magic, and the Bird. Talkin' Michael, Magic, and the Bird Talkin' basketball...