Cool Papa, Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa 

You've all heard of baseball greats 
Like the Babe and Joltin' Joe 
The stars that played for the major leagues 
Are the names that most folks know 
Cool Papa Bell was one of the best 
But the majors would not let him in 
They didn't care about his ability 
Only the color of his skin 

Cool Papa, James Cool Papa Bell (Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa) 
Cool Papa, James Cool Papa Bell (Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa) 
Cool Papa, James Cool Papa Bell (Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa) 
Cool Papa, James Cool Papa Bell (Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa) 

Cool Papa Bell ran as fast as the wind 
And he could hit a screamin' line drive 
Satchel Page called James Cool Papa the fastest man alive 
He could round the bases in 13 seconds flat 
Was a master with his glove and a wizard with the bat 
In the Negro league he played for 29 years 
James Cool Papa Bell 

Cool Papa, James Cool Papa Bell (Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa) 
Cool Papa, James Cool Papa Bell (Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa) 
Cool Papa, James Cool Papa Bell (Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa) 
Cool Papa, James Cool Papa Bell (Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa) 

He barnstormed the country, playing two or three games a day 
He became legendary, one of the greatest to ever play 
One of the greatest to play 

Papa, daddy 

He got his start at the age of 16 with the St Louis Stars 
After nine seasons Cool Papa hooked up with the Kansas City Monarchs 
He played with Pittsburg and Chicago 
In the Dominican Republic and Mexico 
Spent his final years with the Home State Grays 
Cool Papa Bell 

Cool Papa, James Cool Papa Bell (Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa) 
Cool Papa, James Cool Papa Bell (Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa) 
Cool Papa, James Cool Papa Bell (Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa) 
Cool Papa, James Cool Papa Bell (Cool Papa, Cool cool Papa)