Unlike most rhymes, Lyrics for take me out to the ball game was a spontaneous piece. The history of the rhyme first came to being in 1908 when the singer Jack Norworth was on a train. He got his inspiration from a baseball sign he saw on the way. The words were later put into music by Albert Von Tilzer. The rhyme that was first played at a high school baseball game fast turned into an anthem that was sang by fans during baseball games across the country. The rhyme excited both the crowds and players in the pitch for they would replace the words “home team” with the name of the specific team they were in support of. This rhyme became a culture that made the rhyme famous enough to be played at the fourth game of the 1934 World Series. It left a memorable lesson as well.
Recordings
In the century of the rhyme’s existence, it has been recorded many times. However, the lyrics still remain the same since they are protected by a copyright in the UK that states that it is only in 70 years of the writer’s death that the lyrics can be changed while in the USA it is a public domain for it was written before 1923. The song first featured in a movie in 1947. It was since then recorded in a different version of, ` a day at old MacDonald’s farm’ in the 1980`s and was later recorded for a league and baseball campaign in the 1990’s. It was recorded in different versions by Dr. John a famous singer- song writer and Carly Simon both in different versions. The last recording was in 2001 for a commercial in which lines of the rhyme were sang in languages including English, Spanish and Korean.
Meaning of the rhyme
On hearing the rhyme,tame me out to the ballgame, one may think that it was sung by a die-hard baseball fan. On the contrary, Jack Norworth had never been to a baseball game. It was until 1940 that he attended his first game. Take me out to the ballgame was sung in respect of Katie Casey a fictional character he came up with. It was well known that she was a die-hard baseball fan who would do anything to be at the event. The rendition has been used in various ways and can be used as a rhyme for children in sports. The lyrics clearly talk about the sport; something that excites little children for it is in cheering that a game becomes interesting.
Conclusion
When looking at rhymes that can be used to entertain children, many factors are taken into consideration. It is important to look at whether the words in the lyrics can be comprehended, it is also vital that the rhyme should be simple enough for children to sing along with ease. This particular rhyme was written in simple English with no strong vocabulary hence kids find it fun to sing. The rhymes do not come out as complex tongue-twisters either. It is, therefore, recommendable for this purpose for it has been presented in a different rendition by children before.