The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

FRATERNITY SONG-"SIG EP SAM"

DOWN IN THE CELLAR UNDERNEATH THE GROUND,
SIGMA PHI EPSILON'S FLOATING ALL AROUND.
SOME ARE DRUNK AND SOME ARE DRY,
SOME DON'T DRINK BUT THE OTHERS DON'T MIND.
SINGING, SAM, SAM, SIG EP MAN,
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SKULL AND BONES CLAN.
HAD INITIATION, REALLY WAS A RIOT,
DRUNK AND NOISY AND NEVER WAS QUIET.
FIRST A HEALTHY WHACK WAS HEARD,
FOLLOWED BY THE CLATTER OF THE SIG EP HERD,
WHAM, BAM, IS THAT YOU SAM?
HOT DAMN, I'M A MAN, I'M A MAN,
I'M A SIG EP MAN. YEAH!

Submitter comment: THIS IS A SONG WITH A FAST MELODY. IT SHOWS THE LOVE
AND PRIDE THE BROTHERS HAVE FOR THEIR FRATERNITY. THE
SONG HAS A SENTIMENTAL VALUE TO IT, BUT IT IS
HARD TO RECOGNIZE WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER FRATERNITY SONGS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 10-00-1977