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You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
This team couldn't get much higher
Come on Bobby, light a fire
Come on Bobby, light a fire
Try to set the team on fire
The time to hesitate is through
Go argue with a fat umpire
Don't allow the team to lose
And the season be a funeral pyre
Come on Bobby, light a fire
Come on Bobby, light a fire
Try to set the team on fire
(Instrumental interlude featuring Ray Manzarek on keyboard and Robby Krieger on guitar)
The time to hesitate is through
Go argue with a fat umpire
Don't allow the team to lose
And the season be a funeral pyre
Come on Bobby, light a fire
Come on Bobby, light a fire
Try to set the team on fire
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
This team couldn't get much higher
Come on Bobby, light a fire
Come on Bobby, light a fire
Try to set the team on fire
Try to set the team on fire
TRY TO SET THE TEAM ON FIRE
Try to set the team on fire
(Final keyboard work by Ray Manzarek followed by John Densmore drum roll)
June 1, 1999: The Mets were swept by the Diamondbacks that weekend. The team appeared listless and bored. With the talent on the roster, this should not be happening. Bobby Valentine needed to do something to shake things up. As it turned out, Steve Phillips did something a week later by firing three coaches.