Take Me Out to the Ball Game
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" | |
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Cover song by Billy Corgan
Original by Edward Meeker | |
Genre | Tin Pan Alley |
Length | 2:03 |
Songwriter(s) | Albert Von Tilzer, Jack Norworth |
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer and is the official anthem of North American baseball.[1] Billy Corgan has lead the song at a number of games.
Videos
June 19, 2011, Cubs against New York Yankees
Lyrics
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
oh, it's 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
Tour stats
- Total plays: 5 plays
- First performance: Billy Corgan 1997-03-24 at WFLD-TV Studios, Chicago, IL, US
- Last performance: Billy Corgan 2018-08-12 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, US
References
- ↑ Laymon, Anna (October 10, 2019). "The Feminist History of 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'". Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2019.