Talkin' Basketball Lyrics - Singles - Terry Cashman

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...