You're Gonna Win That Ball Game, Uncle Sam!

You're Gonna Win That Ball Game, Uncle Sam!

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Uncle Sam, when you play ball the rules must all be fair:
Your name is in a golden frame for playing on the square.
Uncle Sam, we’ve made a vow since that Pearl harbor raid,
And now it’s up to you to show them how the game is played;
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You’re gonna win that ball game, Uncle Sam,
So pitch that cannon ball the way you can.
1) You were slow beginning, but just wait till that ninth inning:
You can finish what they all began.
2) Show the Axis how we play in the good old U.S. way
Strike out Hitler and mow down Japan.

Your team is all behind you to a man,
So take your bat and make that home run slam
1) Keep the bases loaded till your hits have all exploded,
2) Show the screwball Adolph
With torpedoes he’ll be paid off
3) Forget that guy Benito
He’ll lose his whole darn flee to
4) To make us very happy
Kick the rice out of each Jappy,

You’re gonna win that ball game, Uncle Sam
Tag: And we mean it;
You’re gonna win that ball game, Uncle Sam

George Moriarty (words), Carl Bonner (music)

1948