Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Song：Take Me Out To The Ball Game
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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 boyfriend by the name of Joe

Said, "To Coney Isle, dear, we'll 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 to the crowd

Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks

I don't care if I ever get back

And it's root, root, root

for the home team

If they don't win, it's a shame

Cause it's one, two, three strikes

You're out

At the old ball game.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game
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"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is an early-20th century Tin Pan Alley song which became the unofficial anthem of baseball—though neither of its authors had ever been to a game. The song is traditionally sung during the seventh-inning stretch of a baseball game, in spite of being written from the perspective of someone not at a game. Fans are encouraged to sing along.

History of the song

The words were written in 1908 by Jack Norworth, who while riding a subway train, was inspired by a sign that said "Baseball Today — Polo Grounds". The words were set to music by Albert Von Tilzer, (Norworth and Von Tilzer finally saw their first Major League Baseball games 32 and 20 years later, respectively). The song was first sung by Norworth's wife Nora Bayes and popularized by various vaudeville acts. Norworth wrote an alternative version of the song in 1927. (Norworth and Bayes were famous for writing and performing such smash hits as "Shine On, Harvest Moon.")

With the sale of so many records, sheet music, and piano rolls, the song became one of the most popular hits of 1908. The Haydn Quartet singing group, led by very popular tenor Harry MacDonough, recorded the definitive popular hit rendition for Victor Records.

Two other recorded renditions were somewhat popular that year as well. Harvey Hindermyer, a member of the Shannon Four singing group and a popular radio performer later in life, recorded the song for Columbia Records. That version can be found on the Ken Burns Baseball documentary soundtrack. Another hit version was recorded by Edward Meeker, staff announcer and special effects man for Edison Records.

Contrary to some sources, Billy Murray, although a fan of baseball in general and the New York Giants in particular, never recorded a version of the song. One of the well-known quartets, whose sessions frequently included Murray, did record the song, but without Murray, leading to some confusion in some of the record catalogues.