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The secret history of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”

The secret history of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”

Update: 2023-06-071
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Baseball fan or not, there’s one song that virtually every American knows… or at least, we think we do. “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is one of the top three most recognizable songs in the country, next to “The Star Spangled Banner'' and “Happy Birthday.” But if you dig into the lyrics, you’ll find a forgotten message buried among the peanuts and Cracker Jack. This story comes from the Smithsonian’s Sidedoor podcast.




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The secret history of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”

The secret history of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”

Dallas Taylor