Songs of Yale -- 1701

Speranza

"Bulldog" is considered to be the Yale Fight Song, the one we play after touchdowns during a football game. 

"Down The Field" is played at the end of every Yale athletic event, win or lose. 

"Bright College Years" is our tear-jerking alma mater.


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Words and music by Cole Porter.

BULL DOG BULL DOG BOW WOW WOW ELI YALE
bull dog bull dog bow wow wow our team can never fail
when the sons of eli break thru the line
that is the sign we hail bull dog bull dog
bow wow wow eli yale

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Lyrics by C.W. O'Conner, Music by Stanleigh P. Friedman.

march march on DOWN THE FIELD fighting for eli
break thru that crimson line their strength to defy
we'll give a long cheer for Eli's men we're here to win again
harvard's team may fight to the end but yale will win

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Lyrics by H. S. Durand, music by Carl Wilhelm

BRIGHT COLLEGE YEARS WITH PLEASURE RIFE
the shortest gladdest years of life
how swiftly are ye gliding by
o why does time so quickly fly
the seasons come, the seasons go
the earth is green or white with snow
but time and change shall not avail
To break the friendships formed at Yale
In after years should trouble rise
To cloud the blue of sunny skies
How bright will seem through mem'ry's haze
Those happy golden bygone days
O let us strive that ever we
May let these words our watch cry be
Where e'er upon life's sea we sail:
"For God, for country, and for Yale!"

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"Here's to Good Old Yale"
Words and music by Charles Ives

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Words and music by Alan Hirsch, 1901

BOOLA BOOLA BOOLA BOOLA
BOOLA BOOLA BOOLA BOOLA
when we rough house poor old harvard
they will holler boola boo
o yale eli yale o yale eli yale
o yale eli yale o yale eli yale

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Lyrics and music by Douglas S. Moore.


GOOD NIGHT POOR HARVARD
harvard good night
o we've got your number
you're high as a kite
o good night poor harvard
you're tucked in tight
when the big blue team gets after you
harvard good night

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 Lyrics and music by Cole Porter.


BINGO BINGO BINGO BINGO BINGO that's the lingo
eli is bound to win there's to be a victory
so watch the team begin bingo bingo
harvard's team cannot prevail.
fight fight fight with all your might for bingo bingo eli yale