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Jul 2020
29m 4s

Take Who Out to the Ball Game?

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
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Baseball fan or not, you know this song…or at least, you think you do. “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is one of the top three most recognizable songs in the country, next to the “The Star Spangled Banner” and “Happy Birthday.” But long-forgotten lyrics reveal a feminist message buried amid the peanuts and cracker jack. 
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