Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)

Betty Garrett: Shirley Delwyn

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Quotes 

• Eddie O'Brien , Dennis Ryan , K.C. Higgins , Shirley Delwyn : [singing]  It's strictly USA

  Eddie O'Brien : Take Judy Garland.

  Dennis Ryan : Take Kathryn Grayson.

  Shirley Delwyn : Take Mr. Crosby!

  K.C. Higgins : Or Fred Astaire!

• Shirley Delwyn : [to Dennis Ryan]  You bad boy, I've got a good notion to take you on my knee.

  Eddie O'Brien : You mean over your knee, don't you?

  Shirley Delwyn : I know what I mean.

• Shirley Delwyn : [singing]  Hey! It's time you made your mind up not to stall with me; Start playing ball with me...

• Shirley Delwyn : [singing]  If you should run to China or Turkey or Sweden, Or Herzegovina or Mars, It wouldn't matter where you'd be, A force will pull you back to me, It's written in the stars, It's fate, baby, it's fate...

• Shirley Delwyn : [singing]  Don't wait, baby, don't wait, It'll happen anyhow, Don't wait, baby, to do next season, What you can do right now...

• Eddie O'Brien , Dennis Ryan , Slappy Burke , K.C. Higgins , Shirley Delwyn , Party-Goers : [singing]  Look away, look away, It's a lovely day today in the USA! Like a great big strawberry short-cake, Or a turkey on Thanksgiving Day, Like the Fourth of July or apple pie, It's strictly USA, Like a hot dog covered with mustard...

• K.C. Higgins : [singing]  The All-American man is a hunk of man, He's a handy man in a pinch.

  Shirley Delwyn : And maybe he can't make love, Like a clam can, Still he's quite a guy in a clinch.

  Female Party-Goers : The All-American Fella wears a coat of high finance.

  Shirley Delwyn : But, the All-American Girl wears the pants!

• K.C. Higgins : [singing]  Back East it's "Hey, Bud!"

  Dennis Ryan : Down South it's "Hi Ya'll!"

  Shirley Delwyn : Cowboy's say "Howdy!"

  Nat Goldberg : Injuns say "How!"

  Eddie O'Brien : No matter where you meet folks, It's the real American way of greetin' folks...

• Shirley Delwyn : Sometimes a person thinks a person is his type of person and all of the sudden he meets another type of person who turns out to be really his type of person. You know what I mean?

  Dennis Ryan : No. And I don't believe ya. Besides, when the right one comes along, I'll know.

  Shirley Delwyn : I'll wait.

• Dennis Ryan : What are you doing spying on me?

  Shirley Delwyn : Who's spying? I was just watching.

• Dennis Ryan : Come here, you. Well, come here! Kiss me.

  [kiss] 

  Dennis Ryan : Have any kick in it?

  Shirley Delwyn : Ah-huh!

  Dennis Ryan : Good. I was beginning to worry a little bit.