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V1 Who discovered the land of the brave and the free? I don’t know, I don’t know ‘Twas Christy Columbus is what they tell me May be so, I don’t know There’s only one Christy that I know at all One Christy that I ever saw He’s the one who discovered…

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Little colored child
He’s been running wild
Running all the livelong day
Must be tired out
Must be just about
Ready now to seek the hay
Mammy sits right near
Pickaninny dear
Nothing’s goin’ to harm him, no
Mammy she, her watch will…

Voice Casey’s the guy with his eye on the ball (whistle) But mostly the ladies Casey’s the guy who’s the Idol of all (Whistle) But mostly the Indies CASEY is mighty and manly Casey’s a dangerous gent When he goes to bat hang on to your hat He’s…

What is the game that every body raves so much about
Baseball Baseball
What is the game that all the papers write so much about,
Baseball Baseball
The little boys will run away from school to see the gae,
Altho’ it isn’t really right you know…

Let’s go, batter up, we’re takin’ the afternoon off Refrain It’s a beautiful day for a ball game, for a ball game today 1) The fans are out to get a ticket or two from Walla Walla, Washington to Kalamazoo It’s a beautiful day for the home run but…

1) Jimmy liked to play base ball,
And catch it on the fly,
(others) And catch it on the fly.
But much to his surprise one day
He caught it in the eye,
(others) He caught it in the eye.
2) He was proud behind the bat,
Sometimes to play or…

V1 Say, did you hear the news about what’s happenin’ in Brooklyn? We really got the blues about what’s happenin’ in Brooklyn It ain’t official yet We hope official it don’t get But beware my friend, and let me warn ya, they’re think’ a taink’ the…

V1
Last spring we heard some ball fans brag
That the Cards had no chance for the flag
But they cantered along at a merry old gait
And always near top for a rally did wait
When the time came a long came the Braves
Like a good ship gliding o’er…

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Little Freddie McCann was a great baseball fan,
And he knew ev’ry play thru and thru.
When he called up sweet Molly, a nice little dolly,
One Sunday at half past two,
She said “Dear, let us go to the park for a row,
And spoon’neath a big…

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You may be blue, Your spirits upside down,
Still that’s no reason why you should scowl and frown,
Here’s one good way to feel right keen and trim,
Tune in with Billy and sing along with him
Refrain 1
Why don’t you laugh young man when…

Voice 1 On the old farm house veranda There sat Silas and Miranda Thinking of the days gone by Said he “Dearie don’t be weary, you were always bright and cheery But a tear dear, dims your eye” Said she, “They’re tears of gladness Silas, they’re not…

Homecoming V1
We’re loyal to you, Illinois
We’re “Orange and Blue,” Illinois
We’ll back you to stand
‘Gainst the best in the land,
For we know you have sand, Illinois,
Rah! Rah!
So 1) smash that blockade 2) crack out that ball Illinois
1) Go…

"To Connie Mack best wishes and good luck."

V1
Some folks want music,
And some folks want wealth,
Others want pleasure and some just want health,
But when the sun shines, and the weather is warm,
One thing I want,
And it does me no harm
V2
You may want this thing,
And you may want…

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I’m a modern Apollo, a big Irishman,
You should see me when playing base bal
You can hear it for miles as they shout “there’s McCann,”
When I step to the base for a fall
Then I brace up and look at the man in the box,
As I make a big swipe…

V1 If life, were only sunshine, And you with me would stay The time would pass so quickly ‘Twould seem just like a day If life were only gladness, Though skies grow dark above I’d ask you to be with me So we could always love V2 If life, were sweet…

V1
I’ve got a good reason why I’m feelin’ so good
The Braves are in town today and they’re winnin’ like I knew they could
2) I’m takin’ my chances skippin’ work today
If the boss ever catches me
I’ll have the devil to pay

In the home of the…

Chorus 1
It’s your turn now, I’ll pitch to you
One more strike and you’ll be through
Our LOVE GOES ON LIKE A BALL GAME
2) You had your chance to play it fair
But it seems you didn’t care
OUR LOVES GOES ON LIKE A BALL GAME

You steal around to…

Baseball, Baseball,
America’s favorite game.
Where thousands will gather and work up a lather, but each day they play it the same.
1) Where a player is cheered if he catches a fly,
But he’s certainly booed if he lets it go by.
2) Where a fly is…

“College Song Dedicated to the Memory of Christy Mathewson”
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We sing the days at fair Bucknell,
The merry chase for “Cap and Gown”
With band, parade, and College bell,
To liven up the town
Brave dauntless days, so fleet awing
Bright sunny…

"Respectfully dedicated to Connie Mack and his Athletics of 1929."

V1 An umpire is a cross between a bullfrog and a goat, He has a mouth that’s flannel lined and brass tues in his throat; He needs a cool nad level head, that isn’t hard to hit, So when the fans beat up his frame They’ll have a nice place to sit;…

V1 Tessie is a maiden with a sparkling eye Tessie is a maiden with a laugh Tessie doesn’t know the meaning of a sigh Tessie’s lots of fun and full of chaff But sometimes we have a little quarrel, we two Tessie always turns her head away Then it’s p…

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It’s a hot day today
And what do you say
Let’s go out to the game
It’s a very nice day
And the boss is away
Let’s go out to the game
C
Let’s go out to the ball game
Let’s take the afternoon off
it looks like a mighty fine game…

V1
Come all ye loyal rooters
We’re going to the game
Oh, let your business take a slump
We are going just the same
For this is Boston’s trn to hoist
That champion banner high
So we’ll cheer those Red Sox fellows up
‘Till the echoes reach the…

Verse
Some girls were born to be the cook type
Ohters were made for charity
Still others were born to be the book type not me!
Oh no!
Chorus 1
Tempo di Benguine
I’m an EXTRACURRICUELER GIRL for gentlemen tired of school
I’m b eginning to feel…

Chorus
I wanna go out to the baseball game
I wanna sit right next to my old flame
I wanna get a seat away up high
I wanna hear ‘em crack a high ball fly
I wanna see the catcher strut his stuff
I wamma watch the pitcher run his bluff
I wanna…

Refrain
Who’s gonna win the pennant this year?
That’s what we all want to know
Which is the team that’ll take the flag?
Which is the team they won’t stop?
I’m a baseball fan, a (“red hot”) fan
It’s a subject I never can drop
Who’s gonna win…

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I’ve a friend named Dan McCloskey and he’s crazy on Base Ball
I told him I could play third base, but sure, I can’t at all
McClosky said his “nine” would play that coming Saturday
and when I heard my name called out
I bought a suit to…

"Featured on Phillies broadcasts."

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It’s a hot day today
And what do you say
Let’s go out to the game
It’s a very nice day
And the boss is away
Let’s go out to the game
C
LET’S GO OUT TO THE BALL GAME
Let’s take the afternoon off
It…

V1 Happy Mary Ann Mc Cann A crazy “Baseball Fan” Rooted hard for Dan Moran Dan Moran, her “Baseball man.” When he came to bat, one day, And saw her smile so gay, His Irish heart was thumping When he heard her yell “Hooray!” She loudly cried “Oh!…

Three cheers for “Husky Hans”
So modest in his way
Yet “He’s the star, they say by far, of ev’ry game they play”
Then praise him long and loud when ‘er he strikes the ball
Four we all know where ‘er they go, our Hans is champion of them all

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Heinie is a catcher on our baseball nine,
And behind the bat he certainly does shine,
But you ought to hear him on the coaching line,
Sing out: “Keep aworking all the time!”
There’ sa little girl, whose name is Mary Ann,
And she thinks, that…