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TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
TAKE ME OUT TO THE FAIR
BUY ME SOME PEANUTS AND CRACKER JACKS
I DON'T CARE IF WE NEVER GET BACK
WE'LL JUST ROOT, ROOT, ROOT
FOR THE WHOLE TEAM
IF THEY DON'T WIN IT'S A SHAME
FOR IT'S ONE, TWO, THREE, STRIKES YOU'RE OUT
AT THE OLD BALL GAME, GAME, GAME, GAME.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Athletic sport and exercise Gymnastics |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
DRINKING SONG
POLISH MEN WOULD SING "STOLAT, STOLAT", AS A WISH OF LONG LIFE TO
EACH OTHER.
Submitter comment: STOLAT MEANS ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN ENGLISH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00001930S ; 02-16-1980
FRATERNITY SONG "DEAR OLD FRATERNITY"
DEAR OLD FRATERNITY,
ALL MY LIFE THROUGH,
I'LL LOVE AND CHERISH,
THE MEM'RY OF YOU.
SHOULD HARM BETIDE ME,
THOU E'ER WILL GUIDE ME,
SIGMA, DEAR SIGMA,
PHI EPSILON TRUE.
Submitter comment:
THIS SONG IS SUNG AT PARTIES TO SHOW THE LOVE A PERSON HAS
FOR HIS FRATERNITY. IS IS SUNG VERY SLOWLY, AND IT HAS A
SENTIMENTAL VALUE TO ALL OF THE BROTHERS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 10-00-1977
FRATERNITY SONG "RUM, RUM"
RUM, RUM, THE FOOTSTEPS COMING,
BEAT LIKE THE SOUNDS OF DRUMMING,
BEAT FOR OUR VOICES HUMMING,
SIG EPS ARE WE.
WE MARCH THE ROAD TOGETHER,
AND WE WILL SING FOREVER,
THIS BOND WILL NEVER SEVER,
SIG EPS ARE WE.
MIGHTY WE'LL ALWAYS BE,
A BROTHERHOOD OF UNITY,
GLORY TO THE GOLDEN HEART OF OUR FRATERNITY.
TO SIGMA, OUR HEARTS ARE CLINGING,
PHI, THROUGH THE AIR GOES RINGING,
EPSILON, WE'LL KEEP ON SINGING,
SIG EPS ARE WE.
Submitter comment:
AGAIN, THIS SONG IS SUNG AT PARTIES. THIS SONG SIGNIFIES THE
LOVE A PERSON HAS FOR HIS FRATERNITY. HIS PRIDE AND JOY
FOR THE FRATERNITY IS EXEMPLIFIED BY THIS SONG.
IT IS SUNG WITH A FAST BEAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 10-00-1977
FRATERNITY SONG "DRINK BEER"
DRINK BEER, DRINK BEER, OH COME DRINK BEER WITH ME.
FOR I DON'T GIVE A DAMN FOR ANY OLD MAN
WHO WON'T DRINK BEER WITH ME.
TAKE DOWN THAT OLD SILVER GOBLET,
WITH THAT SIG EP HEART UPON IT,
AND WE'LL ALL HAVE ANOTHER KEG 'O BEER! (KEG 'O BEER!)
FOR IT AIN'T FOR KNOWLEDGE THAT WE CAME TO COLLEGE,
BUT TO RAISE HELL WHILE WE'RE, RAISE HELL WHILE WE'RE,
RAISE HELL WHILE WE'RE HERE.
AND WE WILL DRINK TO DEAR OLD DELTA,
AND WE WILL RAISE OUR GLASSES HIGH,
AND WE WILL DRINK TO OUR FRATERNITY,
AND WE WILL BE LOYAL 'TIL WE DIE! ('TILL WE DIE!)
AND WE'LL LOVE OUR SACRED BROTHERHOOD,
AND WE'LL LAUD IT TO THE SKY!
AND WHEN THE DAY IS DONE,
WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER ONE, FOR SIGMA PHI EPSI,
SIGMA PHI EPSI, SIGMA PHI EPSILON!
DRINK BEER, DRINK BEER, DRINK BEER, DRINK BEER, DRINK BEER!
Submitter comment:
A BEER DRINKING SONG, THIS IS SUNG WITH A FAST MELODY.
THIS SONG ENTICES PEOPLE TO DRINK BEER WITH THE BROTHERS.
THE SONG IS DEDICATED TO THE FRATERNITY, AND IT TOASTS THE
BROTHERS IN THE FRATERNITY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Joy Happiness Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 10-00-1977
FRATERNITY SONG "BROTHERS OF THE GOLDEN HEART"
BROTHERS OF THE GOLDEN HEART,
MAY WE NEVER, NEVER PART.
LET US DRINK AND LET US BOAST,
TO OUR FRIENDSHIP RAISE A TOAST.
RAISE OUR GLASSES TO THE SKY,
WE'LL BE SIG EPS 'TIL WE DIE,
BROTHERS OF THE GOLDEN HEART,
BROTHERS OF THE GOLDEN HEART.
Submitter comment:
THIS SONG SHOWS THE LOYALTY AND LOVE THE BROTHERS HAVE FOR THE
FRATERNITY. IT RAISES A TOAST TO THE BROTHERHOOD. ALSO
EXPRESSED IN THE SONG IS THE FACT THAT THE BROTHERS WILL
"NEVER, NEVER, PART." THIS IMPLIES THAT THE BROTHERS WILL
KEEP IN CLOSE CONTACT THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 10-00-1977
DRINKING SONG
WHENEVER ANY ONE IS MADE TO DRINK A SHOT OR CHUG A BEER, HE
RECEIVES IT ALONG WITH THIS SONG:
HERE'S TO (NAME), HE'S TRUE BLUE,
HE'S A DRUNKARD THROUGH AND THROUGH,
HE'S A DRUNKARD SO THEY SAY,
THOUGHT HE WENT TO HEAVEN BUT HE WENT THE OTHER WAY.
SO DRINK CHUG-A-LUG, CHUG-A-LUG, CHUG-A-LUG,
SO DRINK CHUG-A-LUG, CHUG-A-LUG, CHUG-A-LUG...
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM FOR HELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
YIPPI YAPPAS
I'M ONE OF THE YIPPI YAPPAS AND I'M MIGHTY PROUD OF THAT,
A MERRY COLLEGE FELLOW AND A BROTHER IN PHI KAP,
I'M LOYAL TO MY FRATERNITY AND LIKE THE KNIGHTS OF OLD,
I'LL ALWAYS BE A FAITHFUL SON TO CARDINAL, WHITE, AND GOLD.
PHI KAPPA THETA, HERE'S TO YOUR RENOWN,
PHI KAPPA THETA, HERE'S TO DRINK 'ER DOWN.
AND AS WE GATHER ROUND THE FESTIVE BOARD AS IN THE DAYS OF OLD,
WE'LL TURN OUR GLASSES BOTTOMS UP TO CARDINAL, WHITE, AND GOLD.
AS WE GO MARCHING, AND THE BAND BEGINS TO P-L-A-Y,
YOU CAN HEAR THE PEOPLE SHOUTING, "PHI KAPPA THETA ON PARADE."
Submitter comment:
THIS IS ONE OF THE FRATERNITY SONGS FOR PHI KAPPA THETA
FRATERNITY.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
TRADITIONAL UKRAINIAN WISH
FOR VARIOUS HAPPY OCCASIONS UKRAINIANS SING A TRADITIONAL
GREETING CALLED "MNOHAYA LEETA" OR "GOD GRANT YOU MANY
YEARS." IN THE GREETING, WISHES ARE EXTENDED FOR MANY
HAPPY YEARS, FREE OF ALL ILLS AND FOR ETERNAL SALVATION.
THEY BEG GOD TO GRANT THESE PETITIONS TO THE HONORED
INDIVIDUAL. THIS GREETING IS SUNG FOR BIRTHDAYS, FEAST
DAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, MARRIAGES, VOYAGES, PROMOTIONS,
AND ANY OTHER JOYOUS OCCASION.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; ROCHESTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Typical Elements of a Festive Pattern BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00001950S
SWEETHEART SONG
OF ALL THE GIRLS OF COLLEGE YEARS
THERE IS ONE THAT I'VE LOVED LONG.
FOR ME SHE WEARS THE GOLDEN HEART.
FOR HER I SING THIS SONG.
SIGMA PHI EPSILON SWEETHEART
WONDERFUL SIG EP GIRL
TRUE IS THE HEART THAT YOU'RE WEARING,
YOU SET MY HEART IN A WHIRL.
VIOLETS AND ROSES,
MY HEART DISCLOSES,
SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME TRUE.
MY SIGMA PHI EPSILON SWEETHEART
WONDERFUL SIG EP GIRL
Submitter comment:
AS THE MEMBERS STANDING IN A CIRCLE SING THIS SONG, THE SWEETHEART
FOR THAT YEAR IS ESCORTED AROUND AND KISSES EACH OF THE GUYS.
THIS IS NOT SUNG TO A FAMILIAR TUNE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Date learned: 00-00-1980
"O'LEARY'S BAR"
'TWAS A COLD WINTER'S EVENING.
THE GUESTS WERE ALL LEAVING.
O'LEARY WAS CLOSING THE BAR,
WHEN HE TURNED AND HE SAID TO THE LADY IN RED,
"GET OUT! YOU CAN'T STAY HERE NO MORE."
SHE WEPT A SAD TEAR IN HER BUCKET OF BEER
AS SHE THOUGHT OF THE COLD NIGHT AHEAD,
WHEN A GENTLEMAN DAPPER STEPPED OUT OF THE PHONE BOOTH
AND THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT HE SAID:
"YOUR MOTHER NEVER TOLD YOU
THE THINGS A YOUNG GIRL SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT THE WAYS OF COLLEGE MEN AND HOW THEY COME AND GO--
MOSTLY GO!!!!!"
NOW AGE HAS TAKEN HER BEAUTY
AND SIN HAS LEFT ITS SAD SCAR.
SO, REMEMBER YOUR MOTHERS AND SISTERS, BOYS,
AND LET HER SLEEP UNDER THE BAR
NEXT TO THE GIN,
WITH HIRAM WALKER,
IN SOUTHERN COMFORT.
AND THERE WAS GRANNY SWINGING ON THE OUTHOUSE DOOR
WITHOUT HER NIGHTIE
AND GRANDPA YELLING, "MORE, MORE, MORE!"
SHE WORE PAJAMAS.
Submitter comment:
WHEN THIS IS SUNG BY MEMBERS OF KAPPA BETA GAMMA SORORITY, THE
PARTS OF THE "LADY IN RED" AND THE "GENTLEMAN DAPPER" ARE
ACTED OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ON BRAND NAMES OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
| Subject headings: | Shadow / Pantomime Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad, Song, Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 09-00-1985
"I'M A KAPPA BETA GAMMA"
I'M KAPPA BETA GAMMA
KAPPA BETA 'TIL I DIE.
AND IF I COULDN'T BE A KBG,
I'D WANT TO SIT DOWN AND CRY.
I CAME ALL THE WAY TO COLLEGE
JUST TO HAVE A SOCIAL WORLD.
KAPPA BETA CAME TO COLLEGE JUST TO HAVE A PARTY.
I AM A KAPPA BETA GIRL. HEY!
Submitter comment:
THIS IS SUNG TO THE TUNE OF "YANKEE DOODLE."
PLEDGES MUST INSERT A "MAYBE" AFTER EACH TIME THEY SAY
THAT THEY SAY THEY ARE A KAPPA BETA GAMMA. THEY MUST ALSO SAY
"KAPPA BETA GAMMA" INSTEAD OF "KBG."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SORORITY SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 09-00-1985
"FIGHT SONG"
KBG. KBG.
RAISE YOUR HEAD. STAND UP HIGH. GIVE A CRY.
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA SHOW 'EM THE TOUGH GET GOIN'
WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE DONE.
SO BEWARE. SAY A PRAYER.
SPREAD THE WORD. KBG EVERYWHERE.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT. WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
AND IT WON'T BE BEST 'TIL IT'S DONE BY A KBG. HEY!
Submitter comment:
THIS IS SUNG TO THE TUNE OF "OVER THERE." PLEDGES MUST SING
"KAPPA BETA GAMMA" INSTEAD OF "KBG".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SORORITY SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 10-00-1985
"CHAPTER SONG"
KAPPA BETA GAMMA DELTA, TRUE TO YOU WE WILL 'ERE BE.
BLUE AND GOLD
MEMORIES UNTOLD FILL OUR HEARTS WITH SUCH PLEASURES.
FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE MAY YOU BLOOM AND GROW,
BLOOM AND GROW FOREVER.
KAPPA BETA GAMMA DELTA, TRUE TO YOU WE WILL 'ERE BE.
Submitter comment: THIS IS SUNG TO THE TUNE OF "EDELWEISS."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SORORITY SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 10-00-1985
THE OTHER DAY
I SAW A BEAR
OUT IN THE WOODS
A WAY OUT THERE
HE LOOKED AT ME
I LOOKED AT HIM
HE SIZED UP ME
I SIZED UP HIM
HE SAID TO ME
WHY DON'T YOU RUN
CUZ I SEE YOU AIN'T
GOT ANY GUN
AND SO I RAN
RIGHT OUTTA THERE
BUT AFTER ME
CAME THAT BIG BEAR
AHEAD OF ME
I SAW A TREE
OH LUCKY ME
TO SEE A TREE
THE NEAREST BRANCH
WAS TEN FEET UP
I'D HAVE TO JUMP
AND TRUST MY LUCK
AND SO I JUMPED
INTO THE AIR
BUT I MISSED THAT BRANCH
A WAY UP THERE
NOW DON'T YOU FRET
AND DON'T YOU FROWN
CUZ I CAUGHT THAT BRANCH
ON THE WAY BACK DOWN
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT LEARNED THIS AS A GIRL SCOUT. THE LEADER SINGS EACH
LINE AND THE REST OF THE GROUP REPEATS IT. THEN EACH SET OF FOUR
LINES IS SUNG TOGETHER BY THE WHOLE GROUP.
Date learned: 00-00-1977 ; 11-00-1987
STAND HIM IN THE CORNER
STAND HIM IN THE CORNER AND HOLD HIM TIGHT LIKE THIS,
PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND HIS NECK AND ON HIS LIPS A KISS,
'CAUSE HE LOVES ME,
AND IF HE STARTS TO MURMUR AND IF HE STARTS TO SHY,
JUST TELL HIM IT'S THE SACRED SEAL OF OUR DEAR SIGMA-TRI.
SO I STOOD HIM IN THE CORNER AND HELD HIM TIGHT LIKE THIS,
I PUT MY ARMS AROUND HIS NECK AND ON HIS LIPS A KISS,
'CAUSE HE LET ME,
THEN HE STARTED TO MURMUR AND THEN HE STARTED TO SHY,
AND NOW WE HAVE A LEGACY TO OUR DEAR SIGMA-TRI.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A SORORITY "FUN" SONG. IT IS NOT TRADITIONAL AND
IS NOT SONG OUTSIDE OF THE GROUP'S ACTIVITIES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Love Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 09-00-1988
O'LEARY'S BAR
'TWAS A COLD WINTER'S EVENING, THE GUESTS WERE ALL LEAVING,
O'LEARY WAS CLOSING THE BAR.
WHEN HE TURNED AND HE SAID TO THE LADY IN RED, "GET OUT, YOU
CAN'T STAY ANYMORE."
SHE WEPT A SAD TEAR IN HER BUCKET OF BEER AS SHE THOUGHT OF
THE COLD NIGHT AHEAD.
WHEN A DAPPER PHI-KAPPER, STEPPED OUT OF THE CRAPPER AND
THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT HE SAID:
"YOUR MOTHER NEVER TOLD YOU, THE THINGS A YOUNG GIRL SHOULD
KNOW.
ABOUT THE WAYS OF COLLEGE MEN, AND HOW THEY COME AND GO.
NOW AGE HAS TAKEN YOUR BEAUTY AND SIN HAS LEFT ITS SAD SCAR.
SO REMEMBER YOUR MOTHER'S BOYS AND LET HER SLEEP UNDER
THE BAR."
NEXT TO THE GIN,
IN SOUTHERN COMFORT,
WITH HIRAM WALKER,
AND THERE WAS GRANNY SWINGING ON THE OUTHOUSE DOOR, WITHOUT
HER NIGHTY, AND GRANDPA YELLIN', "MORE, MORE, MORE."
HE WORE PAJAMAS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
AROUND HER NECK SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON,
SHE WORE IT IN THE SPRING TIME AND IN THE MONTH OF MAY.
AND IF YOU ASK HER WHY THE HELL SHE WEARS IT,
SHE WEARS IT FOR A LAMBDA-CHI WHOSE FAR, FAR, AWAY.
FAR AWAY, FAR AWAY,
SHE WEARS IT FOR A LAMBDA-CHI WHOSE FAR, FAR AWAY.
AROUND HER WAIST SHE WORE A LITTLE SWELLING,
SWELLING IN THE SPRING TIME AND IN THE MONTH OF MAY.
AND IF YOU ASK HER WHY THE HELL SHE'S SWELLING IT,
SHE'S SWELLING FOR A LAMBDA-CHI WHOSE FAR, FAR AWAY.
FAR AWAY, FAR AWAY,
SHE'S SWELLING FOR A LAMBDA-CHI WHOSE FAR, FAR AWAY.
BEHIND THE DOOR, HER DADDY KEEPS A SHOT GUN,
HE KEEPS IT IN THE SPRING TIME AND IN THE MONTH OF MAY.
AND IF YOU ASK HER WHY THE HELL HE KEEPS IT,
HE KEEPS IT FOR A LAMBDA-CHI THAT BETTER STAY AWAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad, Song, Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 11-24-1988
I DON'T CARE IF HE'S SHORT, FAT OR TALL...
I DON'T CARE IF HE'S HANDSOME AT ALL...
I DON'T CARE IF HE'S OLD AND CORRODED...
ALL I WANT IS A MAN THAT IS LOADED..
WITH MONEY, MONEY, LOADED WITH MONEY,
LOADED WITH MONEY, MONEY, LOADED WITH MONEY.
LOADED!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 11-24-1988
(sung to the tune of the Notre Dame fight song)
Cheers, cheers, for old Fraser High
You bring the whiskey
I'll bring the rye.
Send the Freshmen out for gin
And don't let a sober sophomore in. MM
Juniors and Seniors are always on the ball
They sober up on pure alcohol.
When your son comes staggering in
You'll know he's from Fraser High!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FRASER
Keyword(s): Drinking, Parody,