A comic song from 1891
Words by Bert C. Norman
Music by Gussie L. Davis
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Benjamin R. Tubb:
Lyrics
- I received an invitation
To play a game of ball
And so I journeyed thither
Accomp’nied by my gal
My side was in, I went to bat
Just like a bold dragoon
And when the ball came near me
Sure, I drove it to the moon
I let the bat then quickly drop
Then chased the bases round
Arrived upon the home-plate
With my limbs all safe and sound
My side almost went crazy
The band commenced to play
And when I asked the reason why
They all began to say
Chorus:
We are the people, you are the dandy
You’ve hit it a whack now which quite takes the bun
You are a beauty, you’ve done your whole duty
You’re a daisy, McGuffin
Since you made that home run
- Pat McCann stepped up to me then
Says he sure you’re a king
To see you swipe that base-ball
Was enough to make one sing
Come, boys, a tiger we’ll give him
Or, sure, your heads I’ll break
And when he dies, begorra
We’ll give him a rousing wake
I went to get some beer to drink
And find a cooler place
When “pon me soul,” a bouquet
Struck me squarely in the face
I stood the situation like any other man
When Katie Duffy whispered
As she tapped me with her fan
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: