Take
Me Out To The Ballgame (The Twins!)
This song was
written in 1908 by a man named Jack Norworth. One day when he was riding a New
York City subway train, he spotted a sign that said "Ballgame Today at the
Polo Grounds." Some baseball-related lyrics popped into his head, that
were later set to some music by Albert Von Tilzer, to become the well known
baseball song, "Take Me Out To The Ballgame." Despite the fact that
neither Norworth or Tilzer had ever been to a baseball game at the time the
song was written, it is one of the most widely sung songs in America.
(1927
version)
Nelly Kelly loved baseball games,
Knew the players, knew all their names,
You could see her there ev'ry day,
Shout "Hurray" when they'd play.
Her boy friend by the name of Joe
Said, "To Coney Isle, dear, let's go,"
Then Nelly started to fret and pout,
And to him I heard her shout.
"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."
Nelly Kelly was sure some fan,
She would root just like any man,
Told the umpire he was wrong,
All along, good and strong.
When the score was just two to two,
Nelly Kelly knew what to do,
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
She made the game sing this song.
"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."
Take Me
Out to the Ball Game
1908
Version
Author: Jack Norworth
Composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
Published
on: 1908, 1927
Published
by: York Music Company
Katie
Casey was base ball mad.
Had the
fever and had it bad;
Just to
root for the home town crew,
Ev'ry sou
Katie blew.
On a
Saturday, he 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."
"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."
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:
"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, your out,
At the
old ball game."
