Abbott: How do you how do you like my ball club Costello: Hey, all those people gonna be at the today? Certainly. Costello: Ah, this is be a whopper of a game! Abbott: Well it be. Costello: Hey, Abbott: Costello: I understand they you the manager of this here whole great team. Abbott: Why So you the manager? I'm the manager! Costello: Well, you know, Id like to know some of the guys names on the team so when I em on the street or in the ballpark Ill be able to say, Hello, to those people. Abbott: Why sure Ill you to the boys. They give em funny names though, Lou. Costello: Oh I know they those ball players awful funny names. Abbott: Well, lets see, on the team we have uh on first, Whats on second, I Don't Know is on third Costello: Are you the Yes. Costello: You know the guys Abbott: I do. Costello: Then me the guys names. Abbott: I say, Whos on first, Whats on second, I Knows on third and then you You the manager? Yes. Costello: You know the guys Im telling you their names! Costello: Well on first? Yeah. Costello: Go ahead and me. Who. The guy on first. Who. Costello: The guy first base. Who. The guy on first. Who is on first! Costello: What are you me for? Im askin you! Im not asking you, Im telling you. Costello: You tellin me nothin. Im askin you, whos on first? Thats it! Costello: Well go ahead and me. Who! Costello: The guy on base. Thats his name. Costello: Thats whose Yes. Costello: go ahead and tell me. Abbott: the mans name! Thats whose name? Yeah! Costello: Well go ahead and me! Who is on first. Costello: What are you askin me for? Im askin you, on first? Abbott: it. Costello: go ahead and tell me. Who. The guy on first. Abbott: it. Whats the guys name on first? Abbott: No, on second. Costello: Im not askin you on second! Whos on first. Costello: Thats Im askin you! Whos on first? Abbott: Now wait a minute. change the players. Costello: Im not changin nobody! I asked you a simple question. the guys name on first base? Abbott: the guys name on second base. Im not askin you whos on second! Abbott: on first. Costello: I know. Abbott: Hes on third. Now were not about him. Look, you got a first baseman? Yes. Costello: Then tell me the name playin first. Who. Costello: The guy first. Abbott: his name. Costello: the guys name on first base? Abbott: is the guys name on second base! Costello: Whos playin Abbott: playin first. Costello: I know. Hes on third base. Costello: Look, when you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the Every dollar of it. Costello: Yeah. Look, you gotta pay the money to somebody on first base, dont Yeah. Costello: Does he give you a Sure. Costello: How he sign the receipt? Who. Costello: The guy you give the money to. Who. Costello: The guy you give the to. Thats how he signs it. Costello: Thats how who it? Yes. Costello: Well go ahead and me!?Abbott: Thats it. Costello: Thats Yeah. Costello: When you give the guy the money, he have to sign the receipt? He does! Costello: Well how he sign his name? Who. Costello: The guy you give the to. Abbott: how he signs it! Costello: You! just dont give money to someone without having em sign the receipt! No! Who signs it. Costello: What are you askin me Abbott: Now down. Im not asking you, I am telling you. The Costello: Well go ahead and tell me. Whats the guys name signs the receipt on first base? Abbott: Well now wait a minute. signs his own receipt. Who signs his own receipt? Abbott: No, Who his. Costello: Im askin you, when the guy on base gives you a piece of paper Yes, now wait Costello: he his name on it. Abbott: No, Who puts his on it How Abbott: and what his name on it Costello: How does the fellas name on first base look to you when he his name? Who. To you. Abbott: how it does. Costello: How does it to you? Who! To you. Who! To you. Abbott: Who! Costello: When the guy signs his name, how does it to you? Abbott: Now how it looks. Who. Costello: Who? Who. Costello: Im askin you. Whats the guys name on base you give the money to? Abbott: Who! all, the mans entitled to it Who is? Abbott: Yes. Sometimes his comes down and collects it. Costello: Whose Yeah, sure. Costello: All Im tryin to find out is whats the guys name on base What is on second base. Costello: Im not you whos on second. Whos on first. Costello: I know. Hes third... Costello: base, I know. Yeah. Costello: You got a Sure. Costello: The left name? Why. Costello: I just Id ask you. Abbott: Well I just thought Id you. Costello: The left name? Why!? HmmBecause! Oh, hes centerfield. Oh Abbott: you all these players got Costello: All Im tryin to figure out is the guys name in leftfield. Now, Whats on second. Costello: Im not you whos on second. Whos on first. Costello: I dont Third base. Costello: You got a pitcher on team? Abbott: Wouldnt be a fine team a pitcher. Costello: his name? Tomorrow. Costello: You dont want to tell me Im telling you. Costello: go ahead. Tomorrow!? Costello: What Abbott: What what? Costello: What tomorrow are you gonna tell me whos pitching? Now listen. Who is not Costello: Ill your arm, you say whos on first! I want to know whats the pitchers name? Abbott: on second. I dont know. Both: base! Costello: You got a Sure. Costello: The catchers Today. Costello: Today. You dont tell me, tomorrow do you? Abbott: Im you. So the catchers name? Today. Costello: Today. And pitching. Abbott: Now got it! Now Ive got it Hey! Costello: All we got is a couple of on the team! Abbott: Well I cant that. All right. You know now, Im a good catcher. Now, I get behind the plate and Tomorrows pitching on my team and a heavy hitter gets up. Yes. Costello: Now when he gets up, me being a good catcher, Im gonna throw the guy out at first base. So the guy bunts the ball. I pick up the ball; Im gonna throw the guy out at first base. So I up the ball and throw it to who? Abbott: Now thats the first thing youve right. Costello: I dont even know what Im about! Abbott: thatsThats all you have Costello: Thats all I have to do is to throw the to first base. Now whos got it? Naturally. Now youve got it. Costello: I throw the ball to first base, somebodys get the ball! Now whos got it? Naturally. Costello: Naturally. Costello: Naturally. Costello: So I pick up the ball and I it to Naturally. No, no, no, no Costello: He the ball. Naturally gets the ball andNat Abbott: You throw the to first base. Costello: Then who it? Naturally. Costello: So I pick up the and I throw it to Naturally. No! Costello: gets the ball andand Abbott: You throw the to Who. Naturally. Naturally. Costello: what Im saying! Youre not saying it Costello: I said, I the ball to Naturally. No you dont! Costello: I throw it to Naturally. Costello: what Im saying! No it isnt. Costello: I throw the ball to first base, somebodys get it. So Who gets it. Naturally. Abbott: it. Costello: Okay. Now I ask you, who it? Naturally. Costello: as you! Abbott: Now I throw the ball to Naturally. Abbott: You throw the ball to Who!?Costello: who gets it? Naturally. Costello: He better get it! So I throw the ball to base. All right. Costello: Whoever gets it drops the ball and the guy runs to second. Now, Who picks up the ball and throws it to What. What throws it to I Dont Know. I Know throws it back to Tomorrow, triple play. Abbott: be. Costello: guy gets up and hits a long fly ball to Because. Yes. Costello: I dont know! Hes on third and I dont give a darn! Whatd you say? Costello: I said, I give a darn! Oh, thats our shortstop!