A baseball song from the year 1911. Words by Ring Lardner. Music by G. Harris (Doc) White.
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
Chorus
Baseball, baseball
Ain’t it a wonderful game?
Old Christy Colum’
Found this country, by gum
But the extras don’t
Carry his name
If old man Columbus
Had sat in the stand
Had seen Matty pitching that
“Fader” so grand
He’d have said
Boys I’m glad I discovered this land
Gee! it’s a wonderful game
Chorus
Baseball, baseball
Ain’t it a dandy old game?
The gen’ral of France
Couldn’t lead ’em like Chance
So no wonder his Waterloo came
If down in his pocket
Napoleon had dug,
Had paid his five francs
To see Tyrus Cobb slug
He’d have said, I give up
I’m a bug, I’m a bug
Gee! it’s a wonderful game
Performance
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