College Fight Songs II: A Supplementary Anthology

463 Pages·2001·6.94 MB·English

by  William E Studwell

College Fight Songs II
A Supplementary Anthology
THE HAWORTH PRESS
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College Fight Songs II: A Supplementary Anthology by William E.
Studwell and Bruce Schueneman
College Fight Songs II
A Supplementary Anthology
William E. Studwell
Bruce R. Schueneman
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CONTENTS
Preface xi
A Brief History of American College Fight Songs xii
The Top Twenty-Five College Fight Songs 1
Historical Notes on the Songs in This Collection 5
Allegheny Pep Song (Allegheny College) 5
Cheer for Old Amherst (Amherst College) 5
Glory, Glory, to Old Amherst (Amherst College) 5
Glory to Ole Auburn (Auburn University) 6
For Boston (Boston College) 6
The Brown Cheering Song (Brown University) 6
Ever True to Brown (Brown University) 7
Fight Song (Clemson University) 7
The Big Red Team (Cornell University) 8
Fight for Cornell (Cornell University) 8
As the Backs Go Tearing By (Dartmouth College) 8
Duke Blue and White (Duke University) 9
Fordham Ram (Fordham University) 9
Hail the White and Purple (Furman University) 9
Sons of Georgetown (Georgetown University) 10
Harvardiana (Harvard University) 10
Ten Thousand Men of Harvard (Harvard University) 10
Football Song (Haverford College) 11
Indiana Fight! (Indiana University) 11
Fight for LSU (Lousiana State University) 11
Sons of Marshall (Marshall University) 12
Oh! Didn't He Ramble (New Mexico State University) 12
Old New York University (New York University) 13
Oberlin Pep Song (Oberlin College) 13
The Buckeye Battle Cry (Ohio State University) 14
Ohio State (Ohio State University) 14
Rally, Ohio! (Ohio State University) 14
Fight On, State (Pennsylvania State University) 15
The Nittany Lion (Pennsylvania State University) 15
Victory (Pennsylvania State University) 15
The Orange and the Black (Princeton University) 16
The Princeton Cannon Song (Princeton University) 16
Princeton Forward March (Princeton University) 16
Princeton Jungle March (Princeton University) 17
Ramble Song (Princeton University) 17
Hail, Purdue (Purdue University) 17
Come Join the Band (Stanford University) 18
Down, Down the Field (Syracuse University) 19
The Saltine Warrior (Syracuse University) 19
The Aggie War Hymn (Texas A&M University) 19
Brown and Blue Forever (Tufts University) 20
Semper Paratus (United States Coast Guard Academy) 20
Yea, Alabama (University of Alabama) 21
Fight! Wildcats! Fight! (University of Arizona) 21
Razorback Pep Song (University of Arkansas) 22
Big C (University of California at Berkeley) 22
California Indian Song (University of California
at Berkeley) 23
Sons of California (University of California
at Berkeley) 23
The Stanford Jonah (University of California
at Berkeley) 23
Fight CU, Down the Field (University of Colorado) 24
Glory, Glory, Colorado (University of Colorado) 24
The Orange and Blue (University of Florida) 25
Cheer Illini (University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign) 25
Illinois Loyalty (University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign) 25
I'm a Jayhawk (University of Kansas) 26
Hail to U of L (University of Louisville) 27
Maryland, My Maryland (University of Maryland) 27
Go! Tigers, Go! (University of Memphis) 27
Varsity (University of Michigan) 28
Win for Michigan (University of Michigan) 28
Tiger Song of U of M (University of Missouri at Columbia) 28
North Dakota U (University of North Dakota) 29
Fight, North Texas (University of North Texas) 29
Mighty Oregon (University of Oregon) 30
Cheer Pennsylvania (University of Pennsylvania) 30
Fight On, Pennsylvania (University of Pennsylvania) 30
The Pitt Panther (University of Pittsburgh) 31
Pittsburgh's Big Team (University of Pittsburgh) 31
Rhode Island Cheer Song (University of Rhode Island) 32
Carolina Fight Song (University of South Carolina) 32
Fight! USC (University of South Carolina) 33
The Fighting Gamecock Song (University
of South Carolina) 33
The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way (University
of South Carolina) 33
The NC-4 (University of South Carolina) 34
Clear the Way for USC (University of Southern
California) 34
Marching Song of USC (University of Southern
California) 34
USC, Beloved 'Varsity (University of Southern
California) 35
Fight for Our Dear Old "T" "U" (University of Toledo) 35
Vermont Victorious (University of Vermont) 35
Behold the Team (University of Virginia) 36
Glory to Virginia (University of Virginia) 36
Hail the Orange and the Blue (University of Virginia) 36
Virginia's Cavalier Song (University of Virginia) 37
Bow Down to Washington (University of Washington) 37
Yoh Washington (University of Washington) 37
Wisconsin Spirit (University of Wisconsin at Madison) 37
Cow Boy Joe (University of Wyoming) 38
Cheer for the Gold and Black (Vanderbilt University) 38
Tech Triumph (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University) 38
Fight! Fight! Blue and White (Washington
and Lee University) 39
The Fight Song (Washington State University) 39
Hail, West Virginia (West Virginia University) 40
Bingo, Eli Yale (Yale University) 40
Bull-Dog (Yale University) 40
Down the Field (Yale University) 41
Glory for Yale (Yale University) 41
Whoop It Up (Yale University) 41
Song Texts 43
Bibliography 433
Index of Titles 435
Index of Personal Names 441
Index of Colleges and Universities 445
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
William E. Studwell, MA, MSLS, is Professor and Principal Cata-
loger at the University Libraries of Northern Illinois University in
DeKalb. The author of Barbershops, Bullets, and Ballads: An An
notated Anthology of Underappreciated American Musical Jewels,
1865-1918; College Fight Songs: An Annotated Anthology; Pub
lishing Glad Tidings: Essays on Christmas Music; and State Songs
of the United States: An Annotated Anthology (The Haworth Press,
Inc.), Mr. Studwell is also the author of thirteen other books on
music, including reference books on popular songs, national songs,
Christmas songs, ballets, and operas. He has written three books on
cataloging and almost 340 articles on library science and music. A
nationally known expert on carols, college fight songs, and Library
of Congress subject headings, he has made approximately 480 ra
dio, television, and print appearances in national, regional, and local
media.
Bruce R. Schueneman, MLS, MS, is Head of the Systems Depart
ment at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. A violinist, Mr. Schuene
man has a special interest in the French Violin School composers. He
has published a book and several articles on Pierre Rode, one of the
leading French School composers, and has also penned a series of
articles on minor composers. Mr. Schueneman has collaborated with
William Studwell on several Haworth Press books, including Minor
Ballet Composers and State Songs of the United States, and is currently
at work on new editions of scores by Pierre Rode and Cecil Burleigh.