The original 1908 lyrics to “Take Me Out to the Ball Game:”
LONDON — Christie’s auction house has sold John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to “Give Peace a Chance” for $833,654.
Christie’s auction house has sold John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to “Give Peace a Chance” for $833,654, reported by AP at 7:22 pm (Eastern Time) on July 10.
“In the seventh inning, fans all get up and sing ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game,’ and they’re already there. … Why would somebody that’s there get up and sing ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game?’ The first person to do it must have been a moron.” — former pitcher Larry Andersen.
CLEVELAND - It’s the third most frequently sung song in the United States, yet few know all its lyrics.
A top story from this week. Lyrics to “Give Peace a Chance,” handwritten in black marker by John Lennon, have fetched over $800,000 at auction
NEW YORK (AP) — Bon Jovi rocked Central Park, New Jersey style. The rock group gave a free concert Saturday night on the park’s Great Lawn, delighting tens of thousands of fans who sang along with the lyrics on a glorious summer evening.
Let’s give the song a perfect 100th birthday gift and correct the lyrics as displayed on the jumbotron at Twins games. The lyrics read more displayed are: “For it’s root, root, root for the home team…” It should be: “Let me root, root, root for the home team…”
CLEVELAND It’s the third most frequently sung song in the United States, yet few know all its lyrics. It’s been recorded by more than 400 artists, from Frank Sinatra to Frank Zappa. It’s been performed live by Mike Ditka and Ozzy Osbourne with varying skill levels. Six-year-olds and 96-year-olds know its chorus by heart, and it rises into the summer air each night at ballparks around the …
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