Baseball song (Joseph Warren Yoder)

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• (Posted 2023-12-19)  CPDL #78364:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-19).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 335 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Baseball song
Composer: Joseph Warren Yoder
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1913 Hall-Mack Co.
Description: 

Original text and translations

English text

Let’s off for a jolly good game of ball,
That’s the game that is loved by all;
It trains the eye, the hand the brain,
And brings new life to us all again.

Baseball, baseball,
The great American game,
Baseball, baseball,
The path that leads to fame;
Throw the ball with a light’ning speed,
Biff it hard and then take a lead;
If health and strength we all have need,
Come all and play the game.

We’ll curve the ball with a wondrous skill,
Catch high flies with a right good will;
And swing the bat with might and main,
And bases run with the speed of train.

The umpire’s word shall be law to all,
Play shall tally that plays the ball;
For honor, skill and sport’s our aim,
And nothing goes that will bring us shame.