[SAMMY, spoken]
We get all this cleaned up

[JOHNNY, spoken]
What’s the point? The next dust storm will bury us again

[SAMMY, spoken]
I’ve started a petition for the camp administrators

[FRANKIE, spoken]
You mean wardens

[SAMMY, spoken]
I’ve got a list of requests to make life better here. Now, what do you want?

[NAN, spoken]
It’s already cold at night. We need blankets, we need medicine

[PEGGY, spoken]
I’ve got a mattress full of fleas. Can your petition fix that?

[FRANKIE, spoken]
They brought us here, forgot about us, then left us to rot

[SAMMY, spoken]
That’s not gonna happen
[TOM, spoken]
Yeah, we’re at war with Italy, but nobody’s putting Joe DiMaggio in a camp

[The ensemble reacts to this, getting louder and louder until Sammy interrupts them]

[SAMMY, spoken]
Look, I understand--hey--hey!
You got a complaint? Put it here. Just sign this!
(sung)
And remind the folks in charge
There are people here
We must appear united
If you want aspirin
Or bedding without fleas
Or not to freeze
Then get organized with me
As a team, we’ll get it done
We’re not nearly finished here
We have only just begun
So, sign this!
It’s time we got in the game

We just gotta get in
Gotta get in
Gotta get in the
Gotta get in the game
We can’t sit on the sidelines!
Look, I’m sayin’ that we
Gotta get in
Gotta get in
Gotta get in the
Gotta get in the game
[SAMMY & KEI]
We’re stuck, who knows how long?
And sure, it’s wrong
Alone it’s really hard
But as a team we’re strong

[SAMMY]
There’s no use placing blame

[SAMMY & KEI]
We’ve just gotta get in the game

[SAMMY, spoken]
It’s more than just the basics. We have to find a way to make life livable here! No, enjoyable. No, fun even!

[TATSUO]
Fun? This is not summer camp

[SAMMY, spoken]
We have to find something we can all do together, something that we all like. Mrs. Tanaka, what is it that you miss most about home?

[MRS TANAKA, spoken]
Garden! Back home, I have so many flower!

[MRS. MARUYAMA, spoken]
And vegetable!
[DR. TANAKA, spoken]
Judo!

[TOM, spoken]
That’s against the rules; "no Oriental crap allowed," remember?

[SAMMY]
That’s why we’re petitioning. What else?

[BETSY, spoken]
Dancing! We could use the Mess Hall!

[TOM]
Yeah, jazz it up!
Woo!

[MR. MARUYAMA]
Sumo!

[PEGGY, spoken]
We need something we can all do

[DR. TANAKA, spoken]
We need Buddhist Temple

[PEGGY, spoken]
We need Frank Sinatra records!

[Devolves into everyone speaking over each other]

[SAMMY, spoken]
Hey, listen up!
What about baseball?

[ENSEMBLE]
Ah…

[ALL]
Gotta get in
Gotta get in
Gotta get
Gotta get in
Gotta get in
Gotta get
Gotta get in the game!

[SAMMY]
It’s a beautiful day for baseball here
Block 13 up at bat

[ENSEMBLE]
Gotta get in

[SAMMY]
The bases full loaded
And two outs is where we’re at

[ALL]
Gotta get in
Gotta get in
Gotta get in the game!

[MRS. MARUYAMA]
Strike one!

[ALL]
Gotta get in
Gotta get in the game!

[MRS. MARUYAMA]
Strike two!

[SAMMY (AND ENSEMBLE)]
Toes at the plate! (Toes at the plate!)
Hands up high! (Hands up high!)
Eyes on the ball! (Eyes on the ball!)
Knock it to the sky! (Knock it to the sky!)

[ALL]
Now everyone, get in

[MRS. MARUYAMA & OJII-CHAN]
Home run!

[ALL]
That’s how we win!
So we gotta get in
Gotta get in, gotta get in the
Gotta get in the game!
We’re sayin’ that we gotta get in
Gotta get in, gotta get in the
Gotta get in the game!
We’re stuck, who knows how long?
And sure, it’s wrong
Alone it’s really hard
But as a team we’re strong
There's no use placing blame
It’s time we overcame
And got back in the game!
Gotta get in the game!