Hard Hats Here! Getcha Hard Hats Here!

By Rick Horowitz

Take me out to the ballgame,
Take me out to the Bronx,
Buy me insurance and keep me fed,
Don't let anything fall on my head,
For it's root, root, root
Very gently
We're here to cheer, not to maim,
For it's one, two --
Hit the deck! Now!
At the old ballgame.

Take me out for excitement,
Take me out for a thrill,
Give me a stadium old and frayed,
When's the last time inspections were made?
So it's creak, creak, creak
All around me,
A paranoid's Hall of Fame,
For it's one, two --
Incoming! Pow!!
At the old ballgame.

Take me out where it's scary,
Take me out where it's weird,
Show me the rocker joints coming loose,
Say the word when it's time to vamoose,
Now it's boom, boom, boom
On the concrete,
I'm just so happy I came,
For it's one, two --
"Not bad. And you?"
At the old ballgame.

Take me out where there's action,
Take me out where there's noise,
Tell me some tales of my Field of Dreams,
Steer me clear of those plummeting beams,
There's a rip, rip, rip in the scen'ry,
There must be someone to blame,
For it's one, two --
Who do we sue?
At the old ballgame.

Take me out to a legend,
Take me back to my youth,
Maybe it's down to its final hour,
Who the heck wants a meteor shower?
So it's bye, bye, bye
To the Yankees,
I'll never feel quite the same,
For it's one, two --
Time to skidoo,
At the old...ball...game!

4/17/98