The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

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

Date learned: 10-00-1977