A popular song from 1960
Words and music by Ruth Roberts, William Katz, Gene Piller and Harry Simeone
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Let’s go, batter up, we’re takin’ the afternoon off
Refrain:
It’s a beautiful day for a ball game
For a ball game today
The fans are out to get a ticket or two
From Walla Walla, Washington to Kalamazoo
It’s a beautiful day for a home run
But even a triple’s okay
We’re gonna cheer and boo
And raise a halabaloo
At the ball game today
Batter up! Strike one!
Hey the game has just begun
And the home team’s out to win
There he swings! Strike two!
At the pitcher’s dipsydoo
Boy that fast ball popped right in
This is it! Strike three!
Fans are tearin’ up the chairs
But what the heck who cares!
Refrain:
It’s a beautiful day for a ball game
For a ball game today
If you and I are out of dollars and cents
Well we can always share
A little hole in the fence
It’s a beautiful day for the ladies
So throw all your dishes away
We’re gonna cheer and boo
And raise a hullabaloo
At the ball game today
At the ball game today
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: