{"id":2239,"date":"2021-10-03T23:58:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T23:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2026-01-05T18:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:10:49","slug":"take-me-out-to-the-ballgame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame\/","title":{"rendered":"Take me out to the Plaza Club – PARODY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Key of G – – – <\/span>ORIGINAL SONG DOWN BELOW PARODY
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Take Me Out To The Ball Game,\r\nOriginal 1908 lyrics by Jack Norworth,\r\nMusic by Albert Von Tilzer\r\nPublic Domain\r\n \r\nI had been trying to find a complete version of this on the web, but was unable to find more \r\nthan the chorus.\r\nI play an Autoharp, but the music I've found here for guitar has been immediately playable, it \r\nshould be easy\r\nfor guitar.  The verses have the same (but fewer) chords as the chorus, so you should have no \r\nproblem.\r\n \r\nNote: This song is in 3\/4 (Waltz) time.  It was originally played in dance halls, the first \r\nknown time of it\r\nbeing played at a baseball game was not until 1934.  It is also interesting to not that when it\r\n was written,\r\nneither Mr. Norworth nor Mr. Von Tilzer had ever actually seen a baseball game.\r\n \r\nConcerning the 4th line -\r\n\"Sou\" was a slang term at the time and it meant penny.  One version of this song that had been \r\nplayed recently\r\nthe fourth line was replaced with \"Every cent, Katie spent.\"  It has the same meaning.\r\n \r\n3\/4 (Waltz) time\r\n \r\nC<\/span>               G7<\/span>\r\nKatie Casey was baseball mad,\r\nC<\/span>                 G7<\/span>\r\nHad the fever and had it bad.\r\nA7<\/span>                   Dm<\/span>\r\nJust to root for the home town crew,\r\n      D<\/span>          G7<\/span>\r\nEv'ry sou, Katie blew.\r\n \r\nC<\/span>             G7<\/span>\r\nOn a Saturday her young beau\r\nC<\/span>                      G7<\/span>\r\nCalled to see if she'd like to go\r\n   A7<\/span>                   Dm<\/span>\r\nTo see a show, but Miss Kate said \"No,\r\n     D<\/span>                     G7<\/span>\r\nI'll tell you what you can do:\"\r\n \r\nChorus\r\nC<\/span>                  G7<\/span>\r\nTake me out to the ball game.   \r\nC<\/span>                    G7<\/span>\r\nTake me out with the crowd.     \r\nA7<\/span>                      Dm<\/span>\r\nBuy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.   \r\nD<\/span>                 G7<\/span>\r\nI don\u2019t care if I never get back, let me        \r\nC<\/span>                        G7<\/span>\r\nroot, root, root for the home team. If\r\nC7<\/span>                     A7<\/span>\r\nthey don\u2019t win, it\u2019s a shame. For it\u2019s\r\nF<\/span>    D7<\/span>   C<\/span>                     A7<\/span>\r\none, two, three strikes, you\u2019re out at the\r\nD7<\/span>  G7<\/span>   C<\/span>\r\nold ball game.\r\n \r\n \r\nC<\/span>               G7<\/span>\r\nKatie Casey saw all the games,\r\nC<\/span>                   G7<\/span>\r\nKnew the players by their first names.\r\nA7<\/span>              Dm<\/span>\r\nTold the umpire he was wrong,\r\n     D<\/span>              G7<\/span>\r\nAll along, good and strong.\r\n \r\nC<\/span>                       G7<\/span>\r\nWhen the score was just two to two,\r\nC                G7\r\nKatie Casey knew what to do,\r\nA7                   Dm\r\nJust to cheer up the boys she knew,\r\n    D                       G7\r\nShe made the gang sing this song:\r\n \r\nChorus\r\nC                  G7\r\nTake me out to the ball game.   \r\nC                    G7\r\nTake me out with the crowd.     \r\nA7                      Dm\r\nBuy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.   \r\nD                 G7\r\nI don\u2019t care if I never get back, let me        \r\nC                        G7\r\nroot, root, root for the home team. If\r\nC7                     A7\r\nthey don\u2019t win, it\u2019s a shame. For it\u2019s\r\nF    D7   C                     A7\r\none, two, three strikes, you\u2019re out at the\r\nD7  G7   C\r\nold ball game.\r\n \r\nOld music will never die in the hearts of those who love it!\r\nTranscribed by Autoharp Bill<\/pre>\n
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Take me out to the Plaza Club<\/h1>\n
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First performed Wednesday, February 19, 2020 – – – written by Robert Andrews<\/p>\n
We gather here at the Bistro.\u00a0\u00a0 Yes, this is our family.\u00a0 <\/span>Sometimes we hug, and sometimes we fight, we still come back here ev’er’y night.<\/span>
\n<\/span>We will sing sing sing to good music.\u00a0 We don’t event know all the words.\u00a0 <\/span>But its fun fun ever’ery’ night at the Plaza Club (or Bistro Bar)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Take me out to see Jesse.\u00a0\u00a0 Take me out to Cahoots.\u00a0 <\/span>Buy me some scotch and some Chardonay.\u00a0\u00a0 I don’t care if the musicians play.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Let me root, root, root for my home team.\u00a0\u00a0 Beatitudes is my home.\u00a0 <\/span>For it’s one, two, three drinks I’m here at the old bar room.<\/span>
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All I need is just one chance.\u00a0\u00a0 I could play a hit song.<\/span> \u00a0 There isn’t anyone else like me, maybe I’ll go down in history.<\/span>
\n<\/span>And it’s root, root, root for the music men.\u00a0\u00a0 No chance for fortune and fame.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>‘Cause I know that we are all the stars at the Plaza Club<\/span>
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We gather here at the Bistro. \u00a0\u00a0 Yes this is our family.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Sometimes we hug, and sometimes we fight.\u00a0 We can still come back here each night.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>We will sing sing sing to good music. \u00a0 We don’t even know all the words.\u00a0 <\/span>But it’s fun fun ev’er’y night at the Plaza Club.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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First performed Wednesday, February 19, 2020<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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