▁indent ured ▁servant , ▁" help ed ▁win ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁San ▁Jac into , ▁the ▁decis ive ▁battle ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁Revolution ". ▁ ▁" Take ▁Me ▁Out ▁to ▁the ▁Ball ▁Game " ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁T in ▁Pan ▁Al ley ▁song ▁by ▁Jack ▁Nor worth ▁and ▁Albert ▁Von ▁T il zer ▁which ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁uno fficial ▁anth em ▁of ▁baseball , ▁although ▁neither ▁of ▁its ▁authors ▁had ▁attended ▁a ▁game ▁prior ▁to ▁writing ▁the ▁song . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁s ung ▁during ▁the ▁sevent h - in ning ▁stretch ▁of ▁a ▁baseball ▁game . ▁F ans ▁are ▁generally ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁sing ▁along . ▁ ▁Other ▁American ▁fol ks ongs ▁include : ▁" She ' ll ▁Be ▁Com ing ▁' R ound ▁the ▁Mountain ", ▁" S ke w ball ", ▁" Big ▁Bad ▁John ", ▁" St agger ▁Lee ", ▁" Cam pt own ▁R aces " ▁and ▁" The ▁Battle ▁H ymn ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ". ▁ ▁Sea ▁sh ant ies ▁ ▁Work ▁songs ▁s ung ▁by ▁sail ors ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁sea ▁sh ant ies . ▁The ▁sh ant y ▁was ▁a ▁distinct ▁type ▁of ▁work ▁song , ▁developed ▁especially ▁in ▁American - style ▁merchant ▁vessels ▁that ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁dec ades ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁These ▁songs ▁were ▁typically ▁performed ▁while ▁adjust ing ▁the ▁rig ging , ▁raising ▁anchor , ▁and