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Take Me Out to the Ball Game Sing-along Book w/ DCP
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This is a Sing-along book featuring the song Take Me Out to the Ball Game, along with a Digital Color Postmark from the release of the Take Me Out to the Ball Game 42–cent stamp.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game is a grand old song that pays homage to one of America's most beloved pastimes. Celebrate the joyful spirit of this classic musical tradition with this book and CD combination.
The CD contains four tracks: two sing-alongs including both the original 1908 version plus the revised 1927 version of the two Take Me Out to the Ball Game verses, one read-along track with the text from the book, plus an instrumental organ-only version of the song.>
On July 16, 2008, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ issued a 42–cent Take Me Out to the Ball Game commemorative stamp. The stamp was designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona.
This issuance commemorates the 100th anniversary of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” one of the most popular baseball songs of all time. For decades, the song’s catchy chorus has been part of the musical tradition at ballparks around the country, especially during the seventh–inning stretch. The song was born on a New York City train in the summer of 1908, when passenger Jack Norworth (1879–1959), an actor, singer, and songwriter who had never attended a major league ball game, saw a sign about an upcoming game at the Polo Grounds. Suddenly inspired, he took out a piece of paper and began dashing off lines about a fictional fan.
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