The Redding Arbitration Blues

The Redding Arbitration Blues
to the tune of Folsom Prison Blues
© Copyright 2005 by J-Mag Guthrie

My ERA was iffy
I started 0-and-3
But I ain't that kind of pitcher
That's not the way to look at me

I just want $1.4 million
And you just offered half
When I tell you that I'm worth it
You shake your head and laugh

You know that I won five games
Punched out more than I walked
I worked out of the bullpen
Even listened when you talked

But I want $1.4 million
And you just offered half
When I tell you that I'm worth it
You shake your head and laugh

I went down to New Orleans
Just like you asked me to
I did almost everything
That you wanted me to do

And I want $1.4 million
And you just offered half
When I tell you that I'm worth it
You shake your head and laugh