[Dedicated to J. A. Sternad. "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" (2 May 1908) Words by Jack Norworth, 1879-1959. Music by Albert Von Tilzer, 1878-1956]
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Katie Casey was baseball mad,
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Had the fever and had it bad;
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Just to root for the home town crew,
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ev'ry sunday, Katie knew
On a Saturday, her young beau called
to see if she if she'd like to go,
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To see a show but Miss Kate said "no,
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I'll tell you what you can do:" --
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Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd -- (G7)
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Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
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I don't care if I never come back,
Let me root, root for the home team,
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If they don't win it's a shame --
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For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
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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 stong --
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: