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TAKE ME OUT TO
THE BALL GAME
arranged
by Jay Althouse
| Positioning: | Mixed voices: Men center. Part I vs. Part II. Add baseball stuff: caps, T-shirts, banners, pennants, pom poms, gloves, etc. |
| INTRO | Mime lots of activity, cheering for team, eating, flirting, etc. |
| MEAS. 9 | Lean to R w/fists on waist (Vol. 2, 66), lean L. |
| MEAS.17 | OOís - lean to others, LYRICS: R index up (Vol. 2, 111). |
| M21: all R index way up (Vol. 2, 114), open and drop palm. | |
| MEAS. 25 | Hooking elbows, sway R to L (opt. alternate rows Vol. 2, 64). |
| MEAS. 41 | R fist in air on beat 1 of each measure 4X. |
| M45: hold nose w/L, R thumb down on shame. | |
| MEAS. 49 | Swing R arms up w/fingers counting 3X, then R thumb over R shoulder on out. Open R palm and drop R. |
| MEAS. 55 | Turn to R diag: fists in front 2X w/hips back, trade, repeat. Jump to L and repeat 2X. |
| MEAS. 59 | Hold "bat" over R shoulder, hit on ball, lift circled arms up above head (Vol. 2, 83) on dome. SINGERS: eat 4X, thumbs to chest, feel $$$ w/both low to high. IF RESTING: watch action. |
| MEAS. 67 | All cheer: R fist over to L shoulder, to R shoulder, up, to R shoulder again (Vol. 2, 117-120), secret front w/R palm up to L side of mouth. |
| M71: palms out and up and shoulders (Vol. 2, 84), lift, R index to L shoulder then out to R (Vol. 2, 40 see men), open and drop. Repeat fists and hips R and L as before. | |
| MEAS. 78 | IF RESTING: watch action low. IF SINGING: grab bat, hit, shake hands to aud. (Vol. 2, 36) and lower. Lift both hands to R making screen w/palms out and thumbs near each other, bring face into screen and move face. |
| MEAS. 86 | Cheer as before. Palms front, cross and out (Vol. 2, 93-94). Count w/R hand above as before, R thumb over, palm open and drop. Punch both fists up 3X on One more time! (Vol. 2, 73). |
| MEAS. 95 | Hold bat, hit, crowd look, eat 4X, lean forward w/thumbs in, lean back crossing palms out 3X. |
| MEAS. 103 | Cheer w/both arms (Vol. 2, 121), hold nose w/L, R thumb down. |
| M107: count up w/R as before but swing body low to back of stage in between each number. R thumb over. | |
| MEAS. 111 | Clap to R Low and High, repeat. Repeat to L. Stadium "wave" across from R to L on game. Intake of breath, cheer and freeze excited pose. |
SATB, Level 4,....7637
SAB, Level 3....7638
TB, Level 3....21828
2-Part, Level 2....7639
SoundTrax Cassette....3721