※ 引述《sanji6311 (勇于梦想)》之铭言：
: 有没有板友听过关于这首歌的小故事?
ohmylife翻译改写自http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_stmo.shtml
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1858年，第一首为人所知的棒球歌曲被写成，这首歌叫做 "The Base Ball Polka!"
（棒球波卡舞曲），但这个曲子从来没有如同Jack Norworth在1908年所写作经典歌
曲"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"这么出名！而"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
这首美国棒球国歌，是作者在坐火车前往纽约曼哈顿的途中，在一张报纸撕下来的小
纸片上写成的。
当Jack Norworth写成这首歌词后，就将这张写满文字的小纸片交给作曲家Albert Von
Tilzer进行作曲，随后由“约克音乐公司”录音，并在同年年底发行，随即成为当时
的热门歌曲。
Jack Norworth 是当时非常成功的轻歌舞剧（vaudeville）的表演者与作词者，他写作
这首歌词只花了15分钟。1927年，他修改了部分歌词并推出了第二版的"Take Me Out
to the Ball Game"，随后推出了同时有两个版本的唱片，再度大为流行。两个版本的
主要差异在于主角从棒球疯子Katie Casey换成比较和平的棒球狂Nelly Kelly。
后来的一个世纪，这首歌逐渐成为在美国每个球场第七局上攻守交换时间全场必唱的
名曲。
在这首歌出版的50周年，美国职棒大联盟特别向所有观众介绍了这首大家都会唱的名
曲的作词者Jack Norworth，感谢他为球场上美好时光的贡献。
有趣的是，Jack Norworth虽然创造了美国球场上的特殊文化，但直到1940年6月27日
才真正的亲身到大联盟球场观赏比赛，那场比赛最后由布鲁克林道奇队以5比4一分之
差力克芝加哥小熊队。
但是这首歌早期在大联盟球场上并没有“带动唱”的习惯
根据记载，著名的球场广播员Harry Caray是第一个在球场上唱这首歌的人。1971年
的某场比赛，Harry Caray在麦克风里面低声哼唱这首歌，而且随即说道“我会一直
唱这首歌，因为这是我唯一懂得歌词意义的歌”
1976年的大联盟开赛日，当时负责联盟推广的Bill Veeck发现有些球迷会跟着Harry
Caray哼唱这首歌，由于Harry Caray哼唱的声音并不明显，于是Bill Veeck就偷偷放
了一只隐藏麦克风在广播席。第二天，所有的球迷都清楚的听到这首歌而且大声的跟
著唱！
Bill Veeck跟Harry Caray解释这种状况时说到“哈利，每个在球场上的球迷都听到
你在唱"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"，每个人都觉得他们可以唱的跟你一样好
甚至比你还好，所以大家都开始大声的唱！如果你能够唱的好听一点，也许就没有
人会跟着唱了！”
就这样，"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"成为大联盟球场七局上攻守交换时间必唱的
歌曲。
经历过那个时代的大联盟投手Larry Anderson（生涯17年，出赛699场）回忆起当时
的情况说道
“七局上攻守交换的时候，全场球迷突然一起起立高唱"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
，而且他们看起来好像早就准备好了！这看起来实在有够呆的。我不知道是谁要他们这
么作？到底为什么所有的人都要站起来唱"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"？第一个这
么作的一定是个白痴！” XD
Jack Norworth写过超过2500首歌，但没有一首像"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"这么
出名。
以下是这首歌前后两个版本的歌词与各种版本录音，首先先来听各种版本，反正后面
的歌词一堆英文我想大部分的乡民也不会想仔细看XD
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/audio/takeme1.ram
管风琴版
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/audio/takeme6ram
古代版
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/audio/takeme3.ram
Jazz大乐团版
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/audio/takeme5.ram
大联盟广告摇滚版
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/audio/takeme7.ram
交响乐团圆舞曲版
以下是歌词
Take Me Out to the Ball Game （1908版）
作词：Jack Norworth
作曲：Albert Von Tilzer
出版年：1908
发行公司：York Music Company
Katie Casey was base ball mad.
Had the fever and had it bad;
Just to root for the home town crew,
Ev'ry sou Katie blew.
On a Saturday, he young beau
Called to see if she'd like to go,
To see a show but Miss Kate said,
"No, I'll tell you what you can do."
"Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
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:
"Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
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, your out,
At the old ball game."
Take Me Out to the Ball Game （1927版）
作词：Jack Norworth
作曲：Albert Von Tilzer
出版年：1927
发行公司：York Music Company
Nelly Kelly love baseball games,
Knew the players, knew all their names,
You could see her there ev'ry day,
Shout "Hurray," when they'd play.
Her boy friend by the name of Joe
Said, "To Coney Isle, dear, let's go,"
Then Nelly started to fret and pout,
And to him I heard her shout.
"Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
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."
Nelly Kelly was sure some fan,
She would root just like any man,
Told the umpire he was wrong,
All along, good and strong.
When the score was just two to two,
Nelly Kelly knew what to do,
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
She made the gang sing this song.
"Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
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."
ohmylife翻译转写自http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_stmo.shtml
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