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The Red and the Blue

"The Red and the Blue" is sung at the end of many Penn events. It was written in 1896 and places the origins of Penn's colors as a combination of those of the best of her rivals. Arm motions accompany the song's refrain.

Verse 1:
Come all ye loyal classmen now
In hall and campus through,
Lift up your hearts and voices
For the Royal Red and Blue

Fair Harvard has her crimson
Old Yale her colors too,
But for dear Pennsylvania
We wear the Red and Blue.

Refrain:
Hurrah, hurrah Pennsylvania!
Hurrah for the Red and the Blue!
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah, hurrah,
Hurrah for the Red and Blue!

Verse 2:
One color's in the blushing rose
The other tints the clouds
And when together both disclose
We're happy as the gods

We ask no other emblem
No other sign to view
We only ask to see and cheer
Our colors Red and Blue

(Refrain)

Verse 3:
And when in all the years to come
In midst of toil and care
We'll get inspiration
From our colors waving there

And when to all our college life
We've said our last ado
We'll never say ado to thee
Our colors Red and Blue.

(Refrain)


Drink a Highball

Drink a Highball at nightfall
Be good fellows while you may
For tomorrow may bring sorrow
So tonight, lets all be Gay!

Tell the story of Glory
Of Pennsylvania
Drink a highball And be jolly
Here's a toast to dear old Penn!

 

The Battle Cry of Penn

Hang Jeff Davis on a sour apple tree
Down went McGinty to the bottom of the sea
She's my Annie, and I'm her Joe,
So listen to my tale of

(Whoah!)
Any ice today lady?
No.
Giddyup!

Pennsyl-Pennsyl-Pennsylvania!
Pennsyl-Pennsyl-Pennsylvania!
Pennsyl-Pennsyl-Pennsylvania!
Oh Pennsylvania!

 

 
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