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Lyr Add: Take Me Out to the Ballgame /...Ball Game

12 Apr 04 - 02:17 PM (#1160012)
Subject: Lyr Add: TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME (Norworth...
From: Chris in Wheaton

Anyone have some good chords for the verses? Here's the first verse, but I think there is also a second verse. 1908 was the last year the Cubs won the World Serious -- maybe this year .........
Thanks, Chris

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

Katie Casey was baseball mad,
Had the fever and had it bad,
Just to root for her hometown crew,
ev'ry 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,
But I'll tell you what you can do"
                              
Take me out to the ballgame,
Take me out to the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.
I don't care if I never get back,

Let me 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.

Lyrics by Jack Norworth
Music by Albert von Tilzer
1908

05 Mar 07 - 10:25 PM (#1987688)
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
From: GUEST,Chico


  (D, F7, A A°, B7 E7 A) (f# g# a, a, a g# f# e c# e f#, e, a)
   
   A                          
  Katie Casey was baseball mad,
   Bm      F#7       Bm
  Had the fever and had it bad;
   E7                  Bm
  Just to root for the home town crew,
   E7                 A   (E7)
  ev'ry sunday, Katie knew
  
  On a Saturday, her young beau called
  to see if she if she'd like to go,
      B7            Bb°  D#°   E
  To see a show but Miss Kate said "no,
        F#7           B7      E      (e f f g g#) (G#+)
  I'll tell you what you can do:" --
   
   A                  E7       (b a g#)
  Take me out to the ball game,
  Take me out with the crowd --  (G7)
    F#7                    Bm
  Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
   B7                E7         
  I don't care if I never come back,
  Let me root, root for the home team,
      A          7           D
  If they don't win it's a shame --
            A/E F7            A              
  For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
           B7  E7  A 
  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:
[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]

05 Mar 07 - 10:41 PM (#1987694)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: Sorcha

This is folk?????? We need it because????

05 Mar 07 - 11:01 PM (#1987709)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: katlaughing

I was surprised it wasn't already here, Sorcha. It might not be folk, but it sure is "Americana" and I see no harm in it being posted. Doesn't mean it's going in the DT.

05 Mar 07 - 11:11 PM (#1987714)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: Sorcha

OK, ok.....and it's been quite a long time since anything went into the DT. NOT ragging, just commenting.

05 Mar 07 - 11:13 PM (#1987716)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: Jim Lad

American cricket?

05 Mar 07 - 11:24 PM (#1987722)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: Louie Roy

It belongs in the forum I sang this song at the top pf my lungs when I was only 5 years old.It was a good song then and still is Louie

05 Mar 07 - 11:27 PM (#1987724)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: Jim Lad

The song's fine. It's the game I don't get.

05 Mar 07 - 11:42 PM (#1987731)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: katlaughing

Baseball, Jim Lad, baseball!**big grin** Big stick, smallish ball, three bases, catcher, umpire and pitcher, as well as short stop, the outfielders, pinch hitters, etc.

05 Mar 07 - 11:43 PM (#1987732)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: Peace

The game.

05 Mar 07 - 11:45 PM (#1987735)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: Peace

Jim, IMO, there is no way the game can be explained. Play a few and you'll know all you need to know. Watch a few and you'll have a general idea. It is one of the greatest games on the planet. But then I expect folks in Britain and Ireland feel that way about soccer and cricket.

06 Mar 07 - 01:37 AM (#1987786)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: Jim Lad

Football: You hit a round ball into a square net with your feet.
Come to think of it: I don't get that either. I think it lost something when they stopped using pig's bladders.
Thanks Peace: I'll be sure to read that.
Now that "Root, root, root" thing should put a smile on the Ausies' faces. Good on ya, Chris & Chico!

06 Mar 07 - 10:33 PM (#1989033)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: GUEST,Gerry

My daughter learned that song in school in Australia, but I think they substituted "cheer" for "root".

07 Mar 07 - 12:02 AM (#1989076)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: katlaughing

I remember it "So it's root, root, root for the home team"

07 Mar 07 - 02:09 AM (#1989106)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: Jim Lad

Katlaughing: Your innocence becomes you. Do not sing that in Australia.

07 Mar 07 - 02:39 AM (#1989113)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: Joe Offer

I'm innocent, too - what's it mean?
-Joe-

07 Mar 07 - 10:25 AM (#1989491)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: Jim Lad

Boink!

08 Mar 07 - 07:18 AM (#1990337)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Take me out to the ballgame
From: The Fooles Troupe

"I'm innocent, too - what's it mean?
-Joe- "


Joe, that's vergin' on the ridiculous...