Yea Alabama lyrics

by I hate UT on Dec 23, 2009 10:22 PM CST

In a previous post I asked if anyone knew the original lyrics to Yea Alabama. Years ago I saw the original lyrics to the song and I distinctly remember it mentioned other teams besides Ga. Tech and UGA. I seem to recall a mention to the Sewanee Tigers and Tulane. I looked around the Web and couldn't find anything. In fact, there seems to be some confusion on the lyrics we actually sing (e.g. every Bama mans behind you v. every Bama fans behind you and Drown 'em tide v. Crimson Tide). If anyone knows where to find the original lyrics I would greatly appreciate the input.

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Let the Swanee Tiger scratch, Let the Yellow Jacket sting,
Let the Georgia Bulldog bite,
Alabama still is right!
And whether win or lose we smile,
For that’s Bama’s fighting style:
You’re Dixie’s football pride, Crimson Tide!
A-L-A-B-A-M-A
Yea, Alabama! Drown ‘em Tide!
Every ’Bama man’s behind you,
Hit your stride.
Go teach the Bulldogs to behave,
Send the Yellow Jackets to a watery grave.
And if a man starts to weaken,
That’s his shame!
For ’Bama’s pluck and grit have
Writ her name in Crimson flame.
Fight on, fight on, fight on men!
Remember the Rose Bowl, we’ll win then.
Go, roll to victory,
Hit your stride,
You’re Dixie’s football pride,
Crimson Tide!

by bamabrian on Dec 24, 2009 12:40 AM CST reply actions

Thanks a ton for that

Guess I need to memorize the first section now.

I wouldn't piss off the boys from Alabama . . . DBT

by I hate UT on Dec 24, 2009 8:37 AM CST reply actions

how about the melody to that first part?

by billycthulhu on Dec 24, 2009 10:40 AM CST reply actions

the melody to the first part is called Vintage Yea Alabama. Look on YouTube and you will find that the Million Dollar Band used to play it in pregame

by CrimsonTide229 on Dec 24, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions

this is in E minor, right?

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by tempebamafan on Dec 24, 2009 2:38 PM CST reply actions

Perhaps the melody is the lead up the band always plays before the

known lyrics start. It does seem to fit. Or am I being Capt. Obvious here?

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by LifelongBammer on Dec 24, 2009 7:38 PM CST reply actions

no the first part of the lyrics are to the song VIntage Yea Alabama. look it up on youtube

by CrimsonTide229 on Dec 24, 2009 9:08 PM CST up reply actions

ha

lambast me all you want, but our fight song is stupid. “pluck and grit have writ”?!? that is atrocious

"Yeah, it's Tennessee, that's the way it is sometimes." - Corey Zickefoose, Pulitzer Prize winner and robbery victim

by Thomas Walker Esq on Dec 25, 2009 2:30 PM CST reply actions

It's an old song written with words that made perfect sense back then.

"The only way to improve relations with Auburn is to beat them a few times. " 5026's Mom

by LifelongBammer on Dec 25, 2009 4:57 PM CST up reply actions

I love our fight song!

I can hear it anywhere and instantly recognize it. It brings a tear to my eye and puts a smile on my face. My chest swells up and my arm instantly goes up (whether there is a pom pom in it or not) and begins to keep rhythm with it. And I love the words. And I love singing them inside BDS.

by BamaGirlinDallas on Dec 26, 2009 11:33 AM CST up reply actions

Tell me honestly,

is there anything you don’t like about our fight song?

"Let's go be champions, boys!" - Greg McElroy

by SugarBowl93 on Dec 26, 2009 12:27 PM CST up reply actions

the music I have no problem with, like you said, "instantly recognizable"

it’s the lyrics I can’t stand. They sound ignorant and uneducated, and are completely irrelevant. The Dawgs and Jackets wouldn’t crack the top 10 on our rivalry list. Old-fashioned is fine, but ours falls somewhere between antiquated and obsolete

"Yeah, it's Tennessee, that's the way it is sometimes." - Corey Zickefoose, Pulitzer Prize winner and robbery victim

by Thomas Walker Esq on Dec 26, 2009 2:44 PM CST up reply actions

Ignorant and uneducated?

One of the things I like about the song is that only the ignorant and uneducated would fail to realize the former significance of the references to Bulldogs and (particularly) the Yellow Jackets. It’s old school, just like our football program. ‘Writ’ may not be common, but it’s not improper or wrong.

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by NiceLittleSaturday on Dec 26, 2009 4:08 PM CST up reply actions

easy killer,

i meant the part about the dawgs and jackets was irrelevant. And yes, I do believe “pluck and grit have writ” sounds ignorant; it certainly isn’t Faulkner-esque by any means

"Yeah, it's Tennessee, that's the way it is sometimes." - Corey Zickefoose, Pulitzer Prize winner and robbery victim

by Thomas Walker Esq on Dec 26, 2009 10:27 PM CST up reply actions