Did you know where this song originated ?

Take me out to the ballgame

The words were written in 1908 by Jack Norworth, however there are still to this day debates about where the inspriation for baseballs most famous song came from, but one that seems consistant with the time and theme is that, while riding a subway train, Jack was inspired by a sign that said "Baseball Today — Polo Grounds". The song was later set to music by Albert Von Tilzer , and the rest is history. Below is the original version of the song, that was rewritten again in 1927, but for this we'll stick with the original. Hope you enjoy this little tangent.

1908 Version
Katie Casey was baseball mad,
Had the fever and had it bad.
Just to root for the home town crew,
Ev'ry sou1Katie blew.
On a Saturday her young beau
Called to see if she'd like to goTo see a show,
but Miss Kate said "No,
I'll tell you what you can do:"

[Chorus]
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out on to the crowds;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks,
I don't care if I never get back.
Let me 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.

Katie Casey saw all the games,
Knew the players by their first names.
Told the umpire he was wrong,
All along,Good and strong.
When the score was just two to two,
Katie Casey knew what to do,
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
She made the gang sing this song:

[Chorus]
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out on to the crowds;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks,
I don't care if I never get back.
Let me 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.

PLAY BALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!