Come On to the Baseball Game

With the great success of Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer's 1908 song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," a number of copycat baseball songs would soon follow. Just day's after "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," George M. Cohan’s copycat song “Take Your Girl to the Ball Game” was released. The following year in 1909, Tin Pan Alley composer Al W. Brown and C.P. McDonald, took a swing at producing a similar hit with "I Want to Go to the Ball Game". In 1911, William Farmer, and Jos. McCarthy composed “I’ve Been Making a Grandstand Play for You.” That same year "Come on to the Baseball Game" was published. All songs having the theme of taking your girl to the ball game.

The title page features great cover art by Brotts- Crews Studios; illustrating Freddie McCann, the character in the song taking his girl Molly to the baseball game. Molly wants to "spoon'neath" a big shady tree, but Fred said "All right we'll do that tonight, But honey please listen to me "Come on, come on to the baseball game." The song written by William A. Downs, and Lou Sievers was published by Harold Rossiter Music Company Chicago Illinois. The company also published the popular song of the day, "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" ♪♪I'm in Love with You♪♪ which is featured on the back page.

"Come On to the Baseball Game" Sheet Music


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"Come On to the Baseball Game" - Lyrics
Words by William A. Downs Music by Lou Sievers, 1911

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 shady tree"
Then Fred said "All right we'll do that tonight,
But honey please listen to me"

Come on, come on to the baseball game,
And shout for the old home team;
Up in the bleachers we'll sit with the screechers
and yell with the big crowd and scream Hur-rah!
Just dress up in your Sunday Clothes,
to show them you're some swell dame
We'll hoot and make a noise as we root for the boys
Come on to the baseball game - Come game.

Freddie said "Gee! its fun to sit out in the sun,
And yell when a man ties the score.
Then you stand up and hoot like a crazy galoot,
While the fans in the stands just roar"
"Molly I know the game, ev'ry player by name,
And my Dear, I'll explain ev'ry play.
Now honey, don't pout, come on, we'll go out,
Just listen to me when I say:"

Come on, come on to the baseball game,
And shout for the old home team;
Up in the bleachers we'll sit with the screechers
and yell with the big crowd and scream Hur-rah!
Just dress up in your Sunday Clothes,
to show them you're some swell dame
We'll hoot and make a noise as we root for the boys
Come on to the baseball game - Come game.

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