Paul Kelly - Shane Warne lyrics

Shane Warne 1, 2, 3, 4 Shane Warne, well known to history Shane Warne, bowler of mystery Whenever you walked up to the wicket A change came over the game of cricket You had the leg spin, flipper and googly You came on the scene in 1992 A little Indian batsman taught him a thing or two This fellow, some said, you don’t stand a chance Soon he began to make the ball dance In Sri Lanka, he first showed his colours through In Manchester, England, 1993 He bowled what they call the ball of the century Mike Gatting looked up, struck as dumb as a post And walked from the crease like he’d just seen a ghost Shane Warne’s first Ashes delivery From that time on, he played with the batsmen’s mind From Brisbane to Durban, he had them in such a bind To go forward or back, to play or abstain Intensely, the pressure built up in the brain And always, the chirping from behind And Mr. Warne on his phone sent a lot of texts ‘Cause he liked to have quite a lot of s** Took a prohibited pill to lose his love handles Said, “Mum gave it to me” It was a terrible scandal We wonder what would Warney do next Shane Warne, truly a sporting magician Always played like a man on a mission Each time he came in to bat or bowl He believed in his powers to take control Even when he was not in the peak of condition Shane Warne bowled with his friend, Glenn McGrath In Sydney, they took their last hurrah Now, Ponting and Taylor and Steve Waugh all agree To have two such men, they were lucky indeed Shane Warne and his good friend, Glenn McGrath