{"id":2239,"date":"2021-10-03T23:58:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T23:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutavo.com\/songs\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2026-08-02T22:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:07:08","slug":"take-me-out-to-the-ballgame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutavo.com\/songs\/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame\/","title":{"rendered":"Take me out to the Plaza Club &#8211; PARODY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900;\">Key of G &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900;\">ORIGINAL SONG DOWN BELOW PARODY<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"xNWlr hjutX PBFx0\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Original 1908 lyrics by Jack Norworth, - - Music by Albert Von Tilzer - - - Public Domain\r\n \r\n<\/span><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='6a9d2bc0cf49e6097422747' value='6a9d2bc0cf49e6097422747'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-6a9d2bc0cf49e6097422747' value='BACKGROUND INFO'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-6a9d2bc0cf49e6097422747' value='Show Less'><button id='bg-showmore-action-6a9d2bc0cf49e6097422747' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-orange-button  '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">BACKGROUND INFO<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-6a9d2bc0cf49e6097422747' >\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">This was written in 1908, and was originally played in dance halls.  The first known time of it being played at a baseball game was not until 1934.  \r\nIt is also interesting to know that when it was written, neither Mr. Norworth nor Mr. Von Tilzer had ever actually seen a baseball game.\r\n<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900;\">3\/4 (Waltz) time\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">[C] Take me out to the [G7] ball game.   \r\n[C] Take me out with the [G7] crowd.     \r\n[A7] Buy me some peanuts and [Dm] Cracker Jack.   \r\n[D] I don\u2019t care if I [G7] never get back. \r\nLet me [C] root, root, root for the [G7] home team. <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">If [C] they don\u2019t win, it\u2019s a [A7] shame. \r\nFor it\u2019s [F] one, [D7] two, [C] three strikes, you\u2019re [A7] out \r\nat the [D7] old [G7] ball [C] game.\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n<h1>Take me out to the Plaza Club<\/h1>\n<p>First performed Wednesday, February 19, 2020 &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; written by Robert Andrews<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900;\">We [C] gather here at the [G7] Bistro.\u00a0\u00a0 Yes, [C] this is our [G7] family.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900;\">[A7] Sometimes we hug, and [Dm] sometimes we fight, but [D] we keep coming back [G7] every night.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900;\">We will [C] sing sing sing to good [G7] music.\u00a0 We [C] don&#8217;t event know all the [A7] words.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900;\">But its [F] fun [D7] fun [C] ev&#8217;er&#8217;ery&#8217; [A7] night at the [D7] Pla-[G7]-za [C] Club.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900; color: #0000ff;\">[C] Take me out to see [G7] Jesse\/Adam.\u00a0\u00a0 [C] Take me out to [G7] Cahoots.\u00a0 [A7] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Buy me some scotch and some [Dm] Chardonay.\u00a0 \u00a0[D] I don&#8217;t care if the [G7] musicians play.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900; color: #ff0000;\">Let me [C] root, root, root for the [G7] patrons.\u00a0 \u00a0[C] Beatitudes is my [A7] home.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">For it&#8217;s [F] one, [D7] two, [C] three drinks I&#8217;m [A7] here at the [D7] Pla-[G7]-za [C] Club.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900; color: #008000;\">{ SING FIRST VERSE AGAIN }<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">First performed Wednesday, February 19, 2020<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key of G &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; ORIGINAL SONG DOWN BELOW PARODY Original 1908 lyrics by Jack Norworth, &#8211; &#8211; Music by Albert Von Tilzer &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; Public Domain 3\/4 (Waltz) time [C] Take me out to the [G7] ball game. [C] Take me out with the [G7] crowd. 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