Key of G – – – ORIGINAL SONG DOWN BELOW PARODY

Take Me Out To The Ball Game,
Original 1908 lyrics by Jack Norworth,
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
Public Domain
 
I had been trying to find a complete version of this on the web, but was unable to find more 
than the chorus.
I play an Autoharp, but the music I've found here for guitar has been immediately playable, it 
should be easy
for guitar.  The verses have the same (but fewer) chords as the chorus, so you should have no 
problem.
 
Note: This song is in 3/4 (Waltz) time.  It was originally played in dance halls, the first 
known time of it
being played at a baseball game was not until 1934.  It is also interesting to not that when it
 was written,
neither Mr. Norworth nor Mr. Von Tilzer had ever actually seen a baseball game.
 
Concerning the 4th line -
"Sou" was a slang term at the time and it meant penny.  One version of this song that had been 
played recently
the fourth line was replaced with "Every cent, Katie spent."  It has the same meaning.
 
3/4 (Waltz) time
 
C               G7
Katie Casey was baseball mad,
C                 G7
Had the fever and had it bad.
A7                   Dm
Just to root for the home town crew,
      D          G7
Ev'ry sou, Katie blew.
 
C             G7
On a Saturday her young beau
C                      G7
Called to see if she'd like to go
   A7                   Dm
To see a show, but Miss Kate said "No,
     D                     G7
I'll tell you what you can do:"
 
Chorus
C                  G7
Take me out to the ball game.   
C                    G7
Take me out with the crowd.     
A7                      Dm
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.   
D                 G7
I don’t care if I never get back, let me        
C                        G7
root, root, root for the home team. If
C7                     A7
they don’t win, it’s a shame. For it’s
F    D7   C                     A7
one, two, three strikes, you’re out at the
D7  G7   C
old ball game.
 
 
C               G7
Katie Casey saw all the games,
C                   G7
Knew the players by their first names.
A7              Dm
Told the umpire he was wrong,
     D              G7
All along, good and strong.
 
C                       G7
When the score was just two to two,
C                G7
Katie Casey knew what to do,
A7                   Dm
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
    D                       G7
She made the gang sing this song:
 
Chorus
C                  G7
Take me out to the ball game.   
C                    G7
Take me out with the crowd.     
A7                      Dm
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.   
D                 G7
I don’t care if I never get back, let me        
C                        G7
root, root, root for the home team. If
C7                     A7
they don’t win, it’s a shame. For it’s
F    D7   C                     A7
one, two, three strikes, you’re out at the
D7  G7   C
old ball game.
 
Old music will never die in the hearts of those who love it!
Transcribed by Autoharp Bill

Take me out to the Plaza Club

First performed Wednesday, February 19, 2020 – – – written by Robert Andrews

We gather here at the Bistro.   Yes, this is our family.  Sometimes we hug, and sometimes we fight, we still come back here ev’er’y night.
We will sing sing sing to good music.  We don’t event know all the words.  But its fun fun ever’ery’ night at the Plaza Club (or Bistro Bar)

Take me out to see Jesse.   Take me out to Cahoots.  Buy me some scotch and some Chardonay.   I don’t care if the musicians play.
Let me root, root, root for my home team.   Beatitudes is my home.  For it’s one, two, three drinks I’m here at the old bar room.

All I need is just one chance.   I could play a hit song.   There isn’t anyone else like me, maybe I’ll go down in history.
And it’s root, root, root for the music men.   No chance for fortune and fame.   ‘Cause I know that we are all the stars at the Plaza Club

We gather here at the Bistro.    Yes this is our family.   Sometimes we hug, and sometimes we fight.  We can still come back here each night.
We will sing sing sing to good music.   We don’t even know all the words.  But it’s fun fun ev’er’y night at the Plaza Club.

First performed Wednesday, February 19, 2020