Overture: Six Months Out of Every Year

When we met in 1938 It was November When I said that I would be his mate It was December I reasoned he would be the greatest husband That a girl had ever found That's what I reasoned That's what I reasoned Then April rolled around Joe: Strike 3! Ball 4! Walk or run'll tie the score Yer blind ump! Yer blind ump! You must be out of your mind ump! Six months out of year I might as well be made of stone Six months out of every year When I'm with him I'm alone Six months out of every year He doesn't take me anywhere Six months out of every year When I play cards Solitaire The other six months out of every year We are hardly ever seen part But then the Washington Senators Take over my place in his heart! Six months out of every year I might as well be wearing crepe Life is just an awful bore from which I found no escape Six months out of every year Husbands: Strike 3 ball 4 Walk or run'll tie the score Fly ball, double play Yankees win again today Those damn Yankees! Why can't we beat him? He's out, he's safe, he's out, he's safe He's out, he's safe, he's out Yer blind ump! Yer blind ump! You must be out of your mind ump! Housewives: Six months out of every year He lives by the television set Husbands: He's out, he's safe, he's out Housewives: If you see that man of mine How does he look? I forget (Leeeeet's go!) Six months out of every year We know there is no other dame Husbands: He's out, he's safe, he's out Housewives: If he isn't home by six it's six to one There's a game (Leeeeet's go!) Six months out of every year When we cook for them it never pays (Ugh.) Instead of praising our goulash They're appraising the plays of Willy Mays! (He's out, he's safe, he's out, he's safe, he's out, he's safe, he's out) Six months out of every year (Strike 3 ball 4, walk a run'll tie the score) We might as well be wearing crepe (Fly ball double play, Yankees win again today) Life is just an awful bore from which I find (Those damn Yankees, why can't we beat them?) (He's out, he's safe, he's out, he's safe, he's out, he's safe, he's out) No escape (Yer blind ump! Yer blind ump! You must be out of your mind ump!) We're dying for the mercury to drop to 3 below (Leeeet's go!) We're crying for the happy days of icicles and snow (Leeeet's go!) We don't mind sleeping solo that is once a year or so (Those Damn Yankees...) But with them it's a career! (What are you waiting for?) (April, May, June, July, August) Men! (September!) Bah! April, May, June, July, August (Slide!) September (Oof!) Six months out of every year! (Yer blind ump, yer blind ump, you must be out of your mind ump!) Year