Take Me Out To the Ball Game (1908)

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Description

The anthem to the game of baseball. These are the original lyrics.
words by Jack Norworth
music by Albert Von Tilzer

Lyrics

1. Katie Casey was baseball mad, had the fever and had it bad
Just to root for the home town crew, every sou Katie blew
On a Saturday, her young beau called to see if she'd like to go
To see a show but Miss Kate said, "No, I'll tell you what you can do:"

Chorus:
Take me out to the ball game, take me out with the crowd
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack
I don't care if I never get back
Let me root, root, root for the home team
If they don't win it's a shame
For it's one, two, three strikes you're out
At the old ball game

2. Katie Casey saw all the games, knew the players by their first names
Told the umpire he was wrong, all along good and strong
When the score was just two to two, Katie Casey knew what to do
Just to cheer up the boys she knew, she made the gang sing this song:

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Sung here by Fred Feild
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