<P> Katie Casey was baseball mad, Had the fever and had it bad . Just to root for the home town crew, Ev'ry sou Katie blew . On a Saturday her 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:" Chorus 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: </P> <P> The term "sou", a coin of French origin, was at the time common slang for a low - denomination coin . In French the expression "sans le sou" means penniless . Carly Simon's version, produced for Ken Burns' 1994 documentary Baseball, reads "Ev'ry cent / Katie spent". </P> <P> Though not so indicated in the lyrics, the chorus is usually sung with a pause in the middle of the word "Cracker", giving "Cracker Jack" a pronunciation "Crac--- ker Jack". Also, there is a noticeable pause between the first and second "root". </P> <P> The song (or at least its chorus) has been recorded or cited countless times in the 100 years since it was written . The original music and 1908 lyrics of the song will not revert to the public domain in the United States and the United Kingdom until September 1, 2029, or 70 years after the composers' deaths; as well, the copyright to the revised 1927 lyrics still remain in effect . It has been used as an instrumental underscore or introduction to many films or skits having to do with baseball . </P>

Words take me out to the ball game