"The National Pastime" Lyrics

Marylin:
Fellas!

Yankees:
Yeah?

Marylin:
Fellas!

Yankees:
Is it?

Marylin:
Hey team!

Yankees:
Off the benches—
It's Marylin!

Marylin:
I just got a date—

Yankees:
She just got a date.

Marylin:
With baseball's jumping show.

Yankees:
That lucky so-and-so.

Marylin:
So run me round the bases,
Put me through my paces,
And teach me all the things
A slugger's lover should know.

What's that there?

Yankees:
That's the pitcher's mound.

Marylin:
Have you ever seen a shape
That is so perfectly round?

Yankees:
Batter up!

Marylin:
Play ball!

Yankees:
You better give it your all—

All:
'Cause all men like to play at...

Marylin:
The national pastime.

Who's that man?

Yankees:
That's the first base coach.

Marylin:
Have you noticed that
He signals every time I approach?

Yankees:
Call the ump!

Marylin:
Throw 'em out!

Yankees:
Because there isn't a doubt that—

All:
All men like to play at...

Marylin:
The national pastime.

When I was just a little girl
I liked being dainty, and purty,
But now that I'm givin' sports a whirl
I find I kinda like to get dirty.

Yankees:
Yeah!

Baby, what's that there?

Marylin:
That's the team bullpen,
And I like the odds I'm seeing—
No girls, all men!

Yankees:
Hit the deck, look alive!
Beware the ladies like drive!

Marylin:
Yes my skill, and my passion
Will elevate the national...

Peanuts!
Hot dogs!
Cracker Jack!
I don't care,
I don't care,
If I ever get back!

Yankees:
When the season's over,
The play won't end.

Marylin:
'Cause a baseball diamond
Is a girl's best friend.

All:
Yes, the style, and the fashion
Will elevate the national
Pastime!