Take Me Out to the Ball Game
| "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" | |
|---|---|
| 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[edit | edit source]
June 19, 2011, Cubs against New York Yankees
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Laymon, Anna (October 10, 2019). "The Feminist History of 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'". Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2019.