 | The Cavalier daily. Friday, April 4, 1969 |  |
Fight Song
Several weeks ago someone
suggested in a letter to the editor
that "Dixie" should be maintained
at athletic contests for (among
other reasons) its qualifies as a
"fight" song. Last year the Spirit
Club held a fight song contest in
which they offered a prize of $25
to the winning entry. To my
knowledge, no winner was ever
acknowledged. Like most students
at the University, I find such prize
monies inviting and endeavoured at
that time to win the contest (for
dear old UVA, not the money). I
contend that my entry equals in
quality the vaunted "Dixie" by
virtue of using a better tune and
more reliant lines. The tune is that
of the "Bonnie Blue Flag" which
was, I think, the fight song of the
Confederacy. The words rival those
of the Georgia Tech fight song and
could certainly be improved upon
by better men than I. At any rate, I
submit
The Cavalier Fight Song (1967)
And proud to say so too,
Cheerin' on the Wahoo tide
Bedecked in orange and blue.
And when the day is over
With rum and countless beers
We'll toast the game and shout their fame -
The Virginia Cavaliers!
Hurrah for Old Virginia, then, and those who love her tune!
O, if you know the "Good Old Song"
Then sing it o're and o're,
We've come to see a victory
Amid the Wahoo roar!
But if you know not well the tune
Nor cheer the Orange and Blue,
Then it's not jest when we suggest
O, Sir, to Hell with you! (shouted)
Although I'm a Georgian, Sir, I
know I ain't no Sidney Lanier, but
I do think the song merits further
consideration.
The South shall rise again!
College
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